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#EAE8D8

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EAE8D8

#EAE8D8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8DAEA (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green232
Blue216

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #EAE8D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE8D8.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAE8D8.
17.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE8D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE8D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE7D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE8D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDE6E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE8D8?

#EAE8D8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE8D8?

Use black text. Black on #EAE8D8 has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE8D8?

Its complementary colour is #D8DAEA, and analogous partners are #EADFD8 and #E3EAD8.