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#EEE5D7

Eggshell · very light neutral

About #EEE5D7

#EEE5D7 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 90% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7E0EE (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green229
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.5

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

Text on #EEE5D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE5D7.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE5D7.
16.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE5D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE5D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E5D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2E2E1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE5D7?

#EEE5D7 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 90% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE5D7?

Use black text. Black on #EEE5D7 has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE5D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7E0EE, and analogous partners are #EEDAD7 and #EBEED7.