#E8D1DA
Light Gray · very light warm pink
About #E8D1DA
#E8D1DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1E8DF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8D1DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.56:1 (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 #E8D1DA?
#E8D1DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8D1DA?
Use black text. Black on #E8D1DA has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8D1DA?
Its complementary colour is #D1E8DF, and analogous partners are #E8D1E6 and #E8D3D1.