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#EAD4D7

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EAD4D7

#EAD4D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4EAE7 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green212
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #EAD4D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD4D7.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD4D7.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD4D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD4D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D7D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDBD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD3D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD4D7?

#EAD4D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD4D7?

Use black text. Black on #EAD4D7 has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD4D7?

Its complementary colour is #D4EAE7, and analogous partners are #EAD4E2 and #EADCD4.