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#F5EFDF

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F5EFDF

#F5EFDF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.8); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFE5F5 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5EFDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red245
Green239
Blue223

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #F5EFDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F5EFDF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F5EFDF.
18.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5EFDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5EFDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EEDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5F0DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9ECEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5EFDF?

#F5EFDF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5EFDF?

Use black text. Black on #F5EFDF has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5EFDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFE5F5, and analogous partners are #F5E4DF and #F0F5DF.