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#EAEDD8

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #EAEDD8

With the hex code #EAEDD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.4 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBD8ED, 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 17.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green237
Blue216

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #EAEDD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAEDD8.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EAEDD8.
17.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAEDD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAEDD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EBD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EBD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDEAE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEDD8?

With the hex code #EAEDD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEDD8?

Use black text. Black on #EAEDD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEDD8?

Its complementary colour is #DBD8ED, and analogous partners are #EDE6D8 and #DFEDD8.