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#E7E2CE

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #E7E2CE

With the hex code #E7E2CE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CED3E7, 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 16.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green226
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #E7E2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7E2CE.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7E2CE.
16.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7E2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7E2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E3CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBDFDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7E2CE?

With the hex code #E7E2CE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7E2CE?

Use black text. Black on #E7E2CE has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7E2CE?

Its complementary colour is #CED3E7, and analogous partners are #E7D6CE and #E0E7CE.