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#EAE4CF

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EAE4CF

With the hex code #EAE4CF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 2.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFD5EA, 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 — 16.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green228
Blue207

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #EAE4CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4CF.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4CF.
16.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE4CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE4CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE5D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE1DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE4CF?

With the hex code #EAE4CF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE4CF?

Use black text. Black on #EAE4CF has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE4CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFD5EA, and analogous partners are #EAD7CF and #E2EACF.