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#EEE8CE

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EEE8CE

#EEE8CE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 91% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.2), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CED4EE (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 17.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green232
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #EEE8CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE8CE.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEE8CE.
17.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE8CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE8CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE6CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4E4E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE8CE?

#EEE8CE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 91% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE8CE?

Use black text. Black on #EEE8CE has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE8CE?

Its complementary colour is #CED4EE, and analogous partners are #EED8CE and #E4EECE.