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#F7EDDD

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F7EDDD

With the hex code #F7EDDD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDE7F7, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green237
Blue221

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #F7EDDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F7EDDD.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F7EDDD.
18.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7EDDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7EDDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EFDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCEAE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7EDDD?

With the hex code #F7EDDD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F7EDDD?

Use black text. Black on #F7EDDD has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7EDDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDE7F7, and analogous partners are #F7E0DD and #F4F7DD.