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#EEECDE

Eggshell · very light neutral

About #EEECDE

With the hex code #EEECDE, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEE0EE, 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 17.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green236
Blue222

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #EEECDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEECDE.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EEECDE.
17.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEECDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEBDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0ECDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1EAE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEECDE?

With the hex code #EEECDE, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EEECDE?

Use black text. Black on #EEECDE has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEECDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEE0EE, and analogous partners are #EEE4DE and #E8EEDE.