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#E5D7DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E5D7DB

With the hex code #E5D7DB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 84% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7E5E1, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green215
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #E5D7DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5D7DB.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5D7DB.
15.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5D7DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5D7DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D9DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDBDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8D6D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5D7DB?

With the hex code #E5D7DB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 84% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E5D7DB?

Use black text. Black on #E5D7DB has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5D7DB?

Its complementary colour is #D7E5E1, and analogous partners are #E5D7E2 and #E5DAD7.