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#E7E2CC

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #E7E2CC

#E7E2CC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCD1E7 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green226
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #E7E2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7E2CC.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7E2CC.
16.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7E2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7E2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDFDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7E2CC?

#E7E2CC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7E2CC?

Use black text. Black on #E7E2CC has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7E2CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD1E7, and analogous partners are #E7D5CC and #DFE7CC.