#E4E6D8
Eggshell · very light neutral
About #E4E6D8
#E4E6D8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 90% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAD8E6 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4E6D8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E4E6D8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4E6D8?
#E4E6D8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 90% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E4E6D8?
Use black text. Black on #E4E6D8 has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4E6D8?
Its complementary colour is #DAD8E6, and analogous partners are #E6E1D8 and #DDE6D8.