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#E6ECDA

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #E6ECDA

With the hex code #E6ECDA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0DAEC, 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 17.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red230
Green236
Blue218

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #E6ECDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E6ECDA.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E6ECDA.
17.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6ECDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6ECDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEAD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8EAE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6ECDA?

With the hex code #E6ECDA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E6ECDA?

Use black text. Black on #E6ECDA has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6ECDA?

Its complementary colour is #E0DAEC, and analogous partners are #ECE9DA and #DDECDA.