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#EBE8CD

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EBE8CD

With the hex code #EBE8CD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDD0EB, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green232
Blue205

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #EBE8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBE8CD.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBE8CD.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBE8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBE8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0E4E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBE8CD?

With the hex code #EBE8CD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBE8CD?

Use black text. Black on #EBE8CD has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBE8CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD0EB, and analogous partners are #EBD9CD and #DFEBCD.