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#E8D2DB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E8D2DB

#E8D2DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2E8DF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green210
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #E8D2DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E8D2DB.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E8D2DB.
14.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D2DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D2DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D6DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D9DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD2D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D2DB?

#E8D2DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D2DB?

Use black text. Black on #E8D2DB has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D2DB?

Its complementary colour is #D2E8DF, and analogous partners are #E8D2E6 and #E8D4D2.