#F5EDDA
Eggshell · very light warm orange
About #F5EDDA
#F5EDDA is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 1.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAE2F5 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F5EDDA?
#F5EDDA is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F5EDDA?
Use black text. Black on #F5EDDA has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F5EDDA?
Its complementary colour is #DAE2F5, and analogous partners are #F5E0DA and #F0F5DA.