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#F6EFDD

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F6EFDD

#F6EFDD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 94% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.2), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDE4F6 (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 — 18.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red246
Green239
Blue221

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.6

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

Text on #F6EFDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F6EFDD.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F6EFDD.
18.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F6EFDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F6EFDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EEDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5F0DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBECEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F6EFDD?

#F6EFDD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 94% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F6EFDD?

Use black text. Black on #F6EFDD has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F6EFDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDE4F6, and analogous partners are #F6E3DD and #F1F6DD.