#E7D5DA
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E7D5DA
#E7D5DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 84% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.4); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5E7E2 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7D5DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E7D5DA?
#E7D5DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 84% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E7D5DA?
Use black text. Black on #E7D5DA has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E7D5DA?
Its complementary colour is #D5E7E2, and analogous partners are #E7D5E3 and #E7D9D5.