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#EAD3DD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EAD3DD

With the hex code #EAD3DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% 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 10.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3EAE0, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green211
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #EAD3DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD3DD.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD3DD.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD3DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD3DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADADC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED3D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD3DD?

With the hex code #EAD3DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD3DD?

Use black text. Black on #EAD3DD has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD3DD?

Its complementary colour is #D3EAE0, and analogous partners are #EAD3E9 and #EAD4D3.