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#E2ECDE

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #E2ECDE

With the hex code #E2ECDE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8DEEC, 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 17.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green236
Blue222

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #E2ECDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2ECDE.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E2ECDE.
17.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2ECDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2ECDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEADD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE9DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2EBE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2ECDE?

With the hex code #E2ECDE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2ECDE?

Use black text. Black on #E2ECDE has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2ECDE?

Its complementary colour is #E8DEEC, and analogous partners are #E9ECDE and #DEECE1.