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#ECE7CD

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #ECE7CD

With the hex code #ECE7CD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.4 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDD2EC, 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 — 16.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green231
Blue205

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #ECE7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECE7CD.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECE7CD.
16.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE5CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE7CD?

With the hex code #ECE7CD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECE7CD?

Use black text. Black on #ECE7CD has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE7CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD2EC, and analogous partners are #ECD8CD and #E2ECCD.