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#E7D4DF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E7D4DF

With the hex code #E7D4DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4E7DC, a pale mint 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 — 14.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green212
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #E7D4DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7D4DF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7D4DF.
14.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7D4DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7D4DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DADE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD4D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7D4DF?

With the hex code #E7D4DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7D4DF?

Use black text. Black on #E7D4DF has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7D4DF?

Its complementary colour is #D4E7DC, and analogous partners are #E6D4E7 and #E7D4D6.