#E6E2CC
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #E6E2CC
With the hex code #E6E2CC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 89% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCD0E6, a lavender shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.12:1 (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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›What colour is #E6E2CC?
With the hex code #E6E2CC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 89% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E6E2CC?
Use black text. Black on #E6E2CC has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6E2CC?
Its complementary colour is #CCD0E6, and analogous partners are #E6D5CC and #DDE6CC.