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#E4E8D8

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #E4E8D8

#E4E8D8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCD8E8 (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 16.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red228
Green232
Blue216

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #E4E8D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E8D8.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E4E8D8.
16.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E8D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E8D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE6D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6E6E3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E8D8?

#E4E8D8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E8D8?

Use black text. Black on #E4E8D8 has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E8D8?

Its complementary colour is #DCD8E8, and analogous partners are #E8E4D8 and #DCE8D8.