#F7EDDC
Eggshell · very light warm orange
About #F7EDDC
#F7EDDC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.6); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCE6F7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F7EDDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.10:1 (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 #F7EDDC?
#F7EDDC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F7EDDC?
Use black text. Black on #F7EDDC has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F7EDDC?
Its complementary colour is #DCE6F7, and analogous partners are #F7E0DC and #F4F7DC.