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#E7E5CE

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #E7E5CE

With the hex code #E7E5CE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 90% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CED0E7, 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 16.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green229
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #E7E5CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7E5CE.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7E5CE.
16.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7E5CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7E5CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE5CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBE2DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7E5CE?

With the hex code #E7E5CE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 90% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7E5CE?

Use black text. Black on #E7E5CE has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7E5CE?

Its complementary colour is #CED0E7, and analogous partners are #E7D9CE and #DCE7CE.