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#EBEFDD

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #EBEFDD

#EBEFDD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.0); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1DDEF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBEFDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green239
Blue221

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.4
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #EBEFDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBEFDD.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EBEFDD.
17.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EBEFDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDEDEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBEFDD?

#EBEFDD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBEFDD?

Use black text. Black on #EBEFDD has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBEFDD?

Its complementary colour is #E1DDEF, and analogous partners are #EFEADD and #E2EFDD.