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#E2EAD4

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #E2EAD4

With the hex code #E2EAD4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCD4EA, a lavender 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 16.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green234
Blue212

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #E2EAD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2EAD4.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2EAD4.
16.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2EAD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2EAD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE7D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE7D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4E8E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2EAD4?

With the hex code #E2EAD4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2EAD4?

Use black text. Black on #E2EAD4 has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2EAD4?

Its complementary colour is #DCD4EA, and analogous partners are #EAE7D4 and #D7EAD4.