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#E4E2CC

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #E4E2CC

#E4E2CC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCCEE4 (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 16.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green226
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #E4E2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E2CC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E2CC.
16.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E0CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E2CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8DFDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E2CC?

#E4E2CC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E2CC?

Use black text. Black on #E4E2CC has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E2CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCCEE4, and analogous partners are #E4D6CC and #DAE4CC.