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#EAD0CE

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EAD0CE

With the hex code #EAD0CE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE8EA, 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 14.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green208
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #EAD0CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD0CE.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD0CE.
14.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0CDD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0CE?

With the hex code #EAD0CE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0CE?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0CE has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE8EA, and analogous partners are #EACEDA and #EADECE.