#E8D7DC
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E8D7DC
#E8D7DC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 84% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7E8E3 (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.18:1 (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 #E8D7DC?
#E8D7DC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 84% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E8D7DC?
Use black text. Black on #E8D7DC has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8D7DC?
Its complementary colour is #D7E8E3, and analogous partners are #E8D7E5 and #E8DAD7.