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#E4E7CC

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #E4E7CC

With the hex code #E4E7CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFCCE7, a thistle 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 16.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green231
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #E4E7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E7CC.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E7CC.
16.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE4CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE5CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8E4DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E7CC?

With the hex code #E4E7CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E7CC?

Use black text. Black on #E4E7CC has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E7CC?

Its complementary colour is #CFCCE7, and analogous partners are #E7DDCC and #D7E7CC.