#ECEAD2
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #ECEAD2
#ECEAD2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.5); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2D4EC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECEAD2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECEAD2?
#ECEAD2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECEAD2?
Use black text. Black on #ECEAD2 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECEAD2?
Its complementary colour is #D2D4EC, and analogous partners are #ECDDD2 and #E1ECD2.