#E6ECDF
Eggshell · very light neutral
About #E6ECDF
#E6ECDF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.7); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E5DFEC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6ECDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E6ECDF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E6ECDF?
#E6ECDF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #E6ECDF?
Use black text. Black on #E6ECDF has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6ECDF?
Its complementary colour is #E5DFEC, and analogous partners are #ECECDF and #E0ECDF.