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#E7EDDC

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #E7EDDC

#E7EDDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2DCED (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 17.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green237
Blue220

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #E7EDDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7EDDC.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #E7EDDC.
17.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7EDDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7EDDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEBDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEBDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8EBE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7EDDC?

#E7EDDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7EDDC?

Use black text. Black on #E7EDDC has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7EDDC?

Its complementary colour is #E2DCED, and analogous partners are #EDEBDC and #DFEDDC.