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#EAE8D4

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EAE8D4

With the hex code #EAE8D4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 91% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 1.8 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4D6EA, 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 16.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green232
Blue212

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #EAE8D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE8D4.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE8D4.
16.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE8D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE8D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE6D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE8D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE5E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE8D4?

With the hex code #EAE8D4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 91% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE8D4?

Use black text. Black on #EAE8D4 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE8D4?

Its complementary colour is #D4D6EA, and analogous partners are #EADDD4 and #E1EAD4.