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#E8D4DD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E8D4DD

#E8D4DD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4E8DF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8D4DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green212
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #E8D4DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E8D4DD.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E8D4DD.
14.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D4DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D4DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADADC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD4D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D4DD?

#E8D4DD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D4DD?

Use black text. Black on #E8D4DD has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D4DD?

Its complementary colour is #D4E8DF, and analogous partners are #E8D4E7 and #E8D5D4.