#EAE8D3
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #EAE8D3
#EAE8D3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 91% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 1.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3D5EA — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAE8D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.98:1, 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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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EAE8D3?
#EAE8D3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 91% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EAE8D3?
Use black text. Black on #EAE8D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EAE8D3?
Its complementary colour is #D3D5EA, and analogous partners are #EADDD3 and #E1EAD3.