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#ECEADA

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #ECEADA

#ECEADA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.5), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DADCEC (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green234
Blue218

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #ECEADA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECEADA.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECEADA.
17.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECEADA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE9D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE8E5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECEADA?

#ECEADA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECEADA?

Use black text. Black on #ECEADA has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECEADA?

Its complementary colour is #DADCEC, and analogous partners are #ECE1DA and #E5ECDA.