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#EAE4D0

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EAE4D0

#EAE4D0 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 89% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0D6EA (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 16.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green228
Blue208

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.9

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

Text on #EAE4D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4D0.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4D0.
16.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE4D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE4D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E3CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE5D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE1DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE4D0?

#EAE4D0 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 89% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE4D0?

Use black text. Black on #EAE4D0 has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE4D0?

Its complementary colour is #D0D6EA, and analogous partners are #EAD7D0 and #E3EAD0.