#E9E5CE
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #E9E5CE
#E9E5CE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 90% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CED2E9 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9E5CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.56:1 (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 #E9E5CE?
#E9E5CE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 90% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9E5CE?
Use black text. Black on #E9E5CE has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9E5CE?
Its complementary colour is #CED2E9, and analogous partners are #E9D8CE and #E0E9CE.