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#E5EDDB

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #E5EDDB

#E5EDDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3DBED (lavender), 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 — 17.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green237
Blue219

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.6
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #E5EDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E5EDDB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E5EDDB.
17.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5EDDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5EDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6EBE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5EDDB?

#E5EDDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E5EDDB?

Use black text. Black on #E5EDDB has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5EDDB?

Its complementary colour is #E3DBED, and analogous partners are #EDECDB and #DCEDDB.