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#EBE8D7

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EBE8D7

#EBE8D7 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7DAEB (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green232
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #EBE8D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBE8D7.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBE8D7.
17.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBE8D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBE8D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE7D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE8D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE5E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBE8D7?

#EBE8D7 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBE8D7?

Use black text. Black on #EBE8D7 has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBE8D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7DAEB, and analogous partners are #EBDED7 and #E4EBD7.