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#E0DFD8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E0DFD8

With the hex code #E0DFD8, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8D9E0, a light gray 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 15.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red224
Green223
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #E0DFD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E0DFD8.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E0DFD8.
15.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0DFD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0DFD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DFD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DEDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0DFD8?

With the hex code #E0DFD8, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E0DFD8?

Use black text. Black on #E0DFD8 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0DFD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8D9E0, and analogous partners are #E0DBD8 and #DDE0D8.