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#F7EFDD

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F7EFDD

#F7EFDD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.3); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDE5F7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F7EFDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green239
Blue221

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.8

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

Text on #F7EFDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F7EFDD.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F7EFDD.
18.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7EFDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7EFDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EEDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F0DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCECEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7EFDD?

#F7EFDD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7EFDD?

Use black text. Black on #F7EFDD has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7EFDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDE5F7, and analogous partners are #F7E2DD and #F2F7DD.