#EAE6CA
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #EAE6CA
With the hex code #EAE6CA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 90% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% 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 4.5 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CACEEA, a lavender shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #EAE6CA?
With the hex code #EAE6CA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 90% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EAE6CA?
Use black text. Black on #EAE6CA has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EAE6CA?
Its complementary colour is #CACEEA, and analogous partners are #EAD6CA and #DEEACA.