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#EAD6DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EAD6DA

With the hex code #EAD6DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6EAE6, 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 15.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green214
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #EAD6DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD6DA.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD6DA.
15.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD6DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD6DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDCDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED5D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD6DA?

With the hex code #EAD6DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD6DA?

Use black text. Black on #EAD6DA has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD6DA?

Its complementary colour is #D6EAE6, and analogous partners are #EAD6E4 and #EADCD6.