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#F5EFDA

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F5EFDA

With the hex code #F5EFDA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 94% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 1.8 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAE0F5, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red245
Green239
Blue218

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.9

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

Text on #F5EFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F5EFDA.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F5EFDA.
18.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5EFDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5EFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EED9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F0DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAECE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5EFDA?

With the hex code #F5EFDA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 94% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F5EFDA?

Use black text. Black on #F5EFDA has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5EFDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAE0F5, and analogous partners are #F5E1DA and #EEF5DA.