#E5ECD7
Eggshell · very light cool green
About #E5ECD7
#E5ECD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.8); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DED7EC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5ECD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.31:1, 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 #E5ECD7?
#E5ECD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5ECD7?
Use black text. Black on #E5ECD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5ECD7?
Its complementary colour is #DED7EC, and analogous partners are #ECE9D7 and #DBECD7.