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#EAD4DE

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EAD4DE

#EAD4DE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4EAE0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD4DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green212
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #EAD4DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD4DE.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD4DE.
14.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD4DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD4DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D8DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED4D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD4DE?

#EAD4DE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD4DE?

Use black text. Black on #EAD4DE has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD4DE?

Its complementary colour is #D4EAE0, and analogous partners are #EAD4E9 and #EAD5D4.