#FEF3DE
Eggshell · very light warm white
About #FEF3DE
#FEF3DE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.0); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEE9FE — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FEF3DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.09:1 (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 #FEF3DE?
#FEF3DE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FEF3DE?
Use black text. Black on #FEF3DE has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FEF3DE?
Its complementary colour is #DEE9FE, and analogous partners are #FEE3DE and #F9FEDE.