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#E8D8DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E8D8DA

With the hex code #E8D8DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 85% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8E8E6, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green216
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #E8D8DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E8D8DA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E8D8DA.
15.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D8DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D8DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD7D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D8DA?

With the hex code #E8D8DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 85% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 #E8D8DA?

Use black text. Black on #E8D8DA has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D8DA?

Its complementary colour is #D8E8E6, and analogous partners are #E8D8E2 and #E8DED8.