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#EAEBD3

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EAEBD3

#EAEBD3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 92% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.3); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4D3EB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAEBD3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green235
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #EAEBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAEBD3.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAEBD3.
17.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAEBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAEBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE9D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EAD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE8E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEBD3?

#EAEBD3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 92% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEBD3?

Use black text. Black on #EAEBD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEBD3?

Its complementary colour is #D4D3EB, and analogous partners are #EBE0D3 and #DEEBD3.