#E5EBD5
Eggshell · very light cool green
About #E5EBD5
#E5EBD5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.6); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBD5EB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5EBD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.18:1, 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 #E5EBD5?
#E5EBD5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5EBD5?
Use black text. Black on #E5EBD5 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5EBD5?
Its complementary colour is #DBD5EB, and analogous partners are #EBE6D5 and #DAEBD5.