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#EEE7CE

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EEE7CE

With the hex code #EEE7CE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CED5EE, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green231
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #EEE7CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE7CE.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE7CE.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE7CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE7CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE6CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4E3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE7CE?

With the hex code #EEE7CE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE7CE?

Use black text. Black on #EEE7CE has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE7CE?

Its complementary colour is #CED5EE, and analogous partners are #EED7CE and #E5EECE.