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#E2EAD5

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #E2EAD5

#E2EAD5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDD5EA (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green234
Blue213

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #E2EAD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2EAD5.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2EAD5.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2EAD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2EAD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE7D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE7D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4E8E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2EAD5?

#E2EAD5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2EAD5?

Use black text. Black on #E2EAD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2EAD5?

Its complementary colour is #DDD5EA, and analogous partners are #EAE8D5 and #D8EAD5.