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#EEE2CE

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #EEE2CE

#EEE2CE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEDAEE (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 16.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green226
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.6

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

Text on #EEE2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE2CE.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE2CE.
16.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E2CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DEDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE2CE?

#EEE2CE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE2CE?

Use black text. Black on #EEE2CE has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE2CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDAEE, and analogous partners are #EED2CE and #EAEECE.