#E1DFC2
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #E1DFC2
With the hex code #E1DFC2, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% 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 6.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2C4E1, 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 15.54:1 (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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›What colour is #E1DFC2?
With the hex code #E1DFC2, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E1DFC2?
Use black text. Black on #E1DFC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1DFC2?
Its complementary colour is #C2C4E1, and analogous partners are #E1D0C2 and #D3E1C2.