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#EEEADB

Eggshell · very light neutral

About #EEEADB

#EEEADB is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.7), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBDFEE (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 — 17.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red238
Green234
Blue219

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #EEEADB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEEADB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEEADB.
17.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEEADB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEADB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E8E6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEEADB?

#EEEADB is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% 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 #EEEADB?

Use black text. Black on #EEEADB has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEEADB?

Its complementary colour is #DBDFEE, and analogous partners are #EEE0DB and #E9EEDB.