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#F5ECDB

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F5ECDB

#F5ECDB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.1), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBE4F5 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red245
Green236
Blue219

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F5ECDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F5ECDB.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F5ECDB.
17.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5ECDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5ECDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EBDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EEDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAE9E7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5ECDB?

#F5ECDB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5ECDB?

Use black text. Black on #F5ECDB has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5ECDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBE4F5, and analogous partners are #F5DFDB and #F1F5DB.