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#EAD3DC

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EAD3DC

#EAD3DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3EAE1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD3DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green211
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #EAD3DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD3DC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD3DC.
14.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD3DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD3DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADADB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED2D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD3DC?

#EAD3DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD3DC?

Use black text. Black on #EAD3DC has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD3DC?

Its complementary colour is #D3EAE1, and analogous partners are #EAD3E8 and #EAD5D3.