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#EBEBD7

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EBEBD7

#EBEBD7 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 2.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7D7EB (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 — 17.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green235
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #EBEBD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBEBD7.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBEBD7.
17.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBEBD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBEBD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE9D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEAD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBEBD7?

#EBEBD7 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 #EBEBD7?

Use black text. Black on #EBEBD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBEBD7?

Its complementary colour is #D7D7EB, and analogous partners are #EBE1D7 and #E1EBD7.