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#E2E8DA

Eggshell · very light neutral

About #E2E8DA

#E2E8DA is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0DAE8 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green232
Blue218

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #E2E8DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2E8DA.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2E8DA.
16.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2E8DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2E8DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE6D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E6DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3E6E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2E8DA?

#E2E8DA is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E2E8DA?

Use black text. Black on #E2E8DA has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2E8DA?

Its complementary colour is #E0DAE8, and analogous partners are #E8E7DA and #DBE8DA.