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#EAE4D3

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #EAE4D3

#EAE4D3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3D9EA (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green228
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EAE4D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4D3.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4D3.
16.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE4D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE4D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E3D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE5D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE1DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE4D3?

#EAE4D3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE4D3?

Use black text. Black on #EAE4D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE4D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3D9EA, and analogous partners are #EAD9D3 and #E4EAD3.