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#DFE1C8

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #DFE1C8

With the hex code #DFE1C8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAC8E1, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green225
Blue200

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #DFE1C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE1C8.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE1C8.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE1C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE1C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DEC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DFC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3DEDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE1C8?

With the hex code #DFE1C8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE1C8?

Use black text. Black on #DFE1C8 has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE1C8?

Its complementary colour is #CAC8E1, and analogous partners are #E1D6C8 and #D3E1C8.