#E6E2C8
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #E6E2C8
#E6E2C8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 89% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.5); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8CCE6 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6E2C8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.08:1 (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 #E6E2C8?
#E6E2C8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 89% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E6E2C8?
Use black text. Black on #E6E2C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6E2C8?
Its complementary colour is #C8CCE6, and analogous partners are #E6D3C8 and #DBE6C8.