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#E4E7CD

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #E4E7CD

#E4E7CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.9), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0CDE7 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green231
Blue205

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #E4E7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E7CD.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E7CD.
16.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8E4E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E7CD?

#E4E7CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E7CD?

Use black text. Black on #E4E7CD has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E7CD?

Its complementary colour is #D0CDE7, and analogous partners are #E7DDCD and #D7E7CD.