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#EAEAD0

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EAEAD0

#EAEAD0 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.8), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0D0EA (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 17.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green234
Blue208

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #EAEAD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAEAD0.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAEAD0.
17.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAEAD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAEAD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE9D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE6E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEAD0?

#EAEAD0 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEAD0?

Use black text. Black on #EAEAD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEAD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0D0EA, and analogous partners are #EADDD0 and #DDEAD0.