#E8EEDE
Eggshell · very light cool green
About #E8EEDE
#E8EEDE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4DEEE — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8EEDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E8EEDE?
#E8EEDE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E8EEDE?
Use black text. Black on #E8EEDE has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8EEDE?
Its complementary colour is #E4DEEE, and analogous partners are #EEECDE and #E0EEDE.