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#DED4DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DED4DB

#DED4DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.3); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4DED7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DED4DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green212
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DED4DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED4DB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED4DB.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED4DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED4DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D6DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D7DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD4D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED4DB?

#DED4DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DED4DB?

Use black text. Black on #DED4DB has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED4DB?

Its complementary colour is #D4DED7, and analogous partners are #DCD4DE and #DED4D6.