Nearest-color comparison

Eggshell vs Parchment

Eggshell #F0EAD6 vs Parchment #F1E9D2: RGB distance 4.2 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Eggshell and Parchment are very close, with an RGB distance of 4.2. Eggshell is lighter by 0.006, and Parchment is more saturated by 7 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Eggshell and Parchment across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance4.2

Pair contrast1.01:1

Luminance delta0.006

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorEggshell

More saturatedParchment

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Eggshell

Eggshell is #F0EAD6, a warm yellow with hue 46°, saturation 46% and luminance 0.8223. Beside Parchment, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.45:1.

HEX#F0EAD6 RGB240, 234, 214 HSL46, 46, 89 CMYK0, 3, 11, 6 Luminance0.8223 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Parchment

Parchment is #F1E9D2, a warm yellow with hue 45°, saturation 53% and luminance 0.8163. Beside Eggshell, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.33:1.

HEX#F1E9D2 RGB241, 233, 210 HSL45, 53, 88 CMYK0, 3, 13, 5 Luminance0.8163 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Eggshell or Parchment

Choose EggshellChoose Eggshell when the design calls for light yellow color at #F0EAD6, with warm temperature and 89% HSL lightness.

Choose ParchmentChoose Parchment when #F1E9D2, its light yellow character, or its 88% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.01:1. They share light tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyEggshellParchment

HEX#F0EAD6#F1E9D2

RGB240, 234, 214241, 233, 210

HSL46, 46, 8945, 53, 88

CMYK0, 3, 11, 60, 3, 13, 5

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLightLight

Luminance0.82230.8163

Black contrast17.45:117.33:1

White contrast1.2:11.21:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Eggshellblack text - 17.45:1

Parchmentblack text - 17.33:1

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Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

White#FFFFFF

White#FFFFFF

#D6DCF0#D6DCF0

#D0D8F1#D0D8F1

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

[
  {
    "slug": "eggshell",
    "name": "Eggshell",
    "hex": "#F0EAD6",
    "rgb": [
      240,
      234,
      214
    ],
    "hsl": [
      46,
      46,
      89
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      3,
      11,
      6
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.8223,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 17.45,
      "white": 1.2
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.45
    },
    "description": "Eggshell is #F0EAD6, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Parchment, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/eggshell/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "parchment",
    "name": "Parchment",
    "hex": "#F1E9D2",
    "rgb": [
      241,
      233,
      210
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      53,
      88
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      3,
      13,
      5
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.8163,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 17.33,
      "white": 1.21
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.33
    },
    "description": "Parchment is #F1E9D2, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Eggshell, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/parchment/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 4.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.01,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 1,
    "saturation": 7,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.006,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Eggshell",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Parchment"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.01,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Eggshell",
      "background": "#F0EAD6",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.45
    },
    {
      "color": "Parchment",
      "background": "#F1E9D2",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.33
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Eggshell is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F0EAD6.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Parchment is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F1E9D2.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/eggshell-vs-parchment.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "eggshell-vs-parchment",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Eggshell vs Parchment",
  "verdict": "Eggshell and Parchment are very close colors. Eggshell is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Eggshell and Parchment are different yellow colors with HEX values #F0EAD6 and #F1E9D2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4.2, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
  "rgbDistance": 4.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.01,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "eggshell",
      "name": "Eggshell",
      "hex": "#F0EAD6",
      "rgb": [
        240,
        234,
        214
      ],
      "hsl": [
        46,
        46,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        11,
        6
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8223,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.45,
        "white": 1.2
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 17.45
      },
      "description": "Eggshell is #F0EAD6, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Parchment, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/eggshell/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "parchment",
      "name": "Parchment",
      "hex": "#F1E9D2",
      "rgb": [
        241,
        233,
        210
      ],
      "hsl": [
        45,
        53,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        13,
        5
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8163,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.33,
        "white": 1.21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 17.33
      },
      "description": "Parchment is #F1E9D2, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Eggshell, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/parchment/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
    "rgbDistance": 4.2,
    "contrastRatio": 1.01,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 1,
      "saturation": 7,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.006,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "light"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Eggshell",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Parchment"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.01,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Eggshell",
        "background": "#F0EAD6",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 17.45
      },
      {
        "color": "Parchment",
        "background": "#F1E9D2",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 17.33
      }
    ]
  },
  "useCases": {
    "chooseFirstWhen": "Eggshell is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F0EAD6.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Parchment is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F1E9D2.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/eggshell-vs-parchment.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/eggshell-vs-parchment/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/eggshell-vs-parchment.json"
}