#E8D8DC
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E8D8DC
#E8D8DC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 85% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.9); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8E8E4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8D8DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.29:1 (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 #E8D8DC?
#E8D8DC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 85% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #E8D8DC?
Use black text. Black on #E8D8DC has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8D8DC?
Its complementary colour is #D8E8E4, and analogous partners are #E8D8E4 and #E8DCD8.