#E4E9D8
Eggshell · very light cool green
About #E4E9D8
#E4E9D8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 91% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.5); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDD8E9 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4E9D8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.95:1 (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 #E4E9D8?
#E4E9D8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 91% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E4E9D8?
Use black text. Black on #E4E9D8 has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4E9D8?
Its complementary colour is #DDD8E9, and analogous partners are #E9E5D8 and #DCE9D8.