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#EBEAD5

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EBEAD5

#EBEAD5 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.0), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5D6EB (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 — 17.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green234
Blue213

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #EBEAD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBEAD5.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBEAD5.
17.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBEAD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBEAD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE8D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE9D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE7E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBEAD5?

#EBEAD5 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBEAD5?

Use black text. Black on #EBEAD5 has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBEAD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5D6EB, and analogous partners are #EBDFD5 and #E1EBD5.