#EAECD8
Eggshell · very light warm green
About #EAECD8
#EAECD8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAD8EC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAECD8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.49:1 (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 #EAECD8?
#EAECD8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EAECD8?
Use black text. Black on #EAECD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EAECD8?
Its complementary colour is #DAD8EC, and analogous partners are #ECE4D8 and #E0ECD8.