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#EAE4D4

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #EAE4D4

#EAE4D4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4DAEA — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAE4D4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green228
Blue212

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EAE4D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4D4.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE4D4.
16.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE4D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE4D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E3D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE5D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE1DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE4D4?

#EAE4D4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE4D4?

Use black text. Black on #EAE4D4 has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE4D4?

Its complementary colour is #D4DAEA, and analogous partners are #EAD9D4 and #E5EAD4.