#E4E3CC
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #E4E3CC
#E4E3CC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 89% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCCDE4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4E3CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4E3CC?
#E4E3CC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 89% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4E3CC?
Use black text. Black on #E4E3CC has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4E3CC?
Its complementary colour is #CCCDE4, and analogous partners are #E4D7CC and #D9E4CC.