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#EAE3D3

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #EAE3D3

With the hex code #EAE3D3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 89% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3DAEA, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green227
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #EAE3D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE3D3.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE3D3.
16.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE3D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE3D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E2D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E4D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE0DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE3D3?

With the hex code #EAE3D3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 89% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE3D3?

Use black text. Black on #EAE3D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE3D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3DAEA, and analogous partners are #EAD8D3 and #E6EAD3.