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#EAD6DF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EAD6DF

#EAD6DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% 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 9.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6EAE1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD6DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green214
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #EAD6DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD6DF.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD6DF.
15.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD6DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD6DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D9DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDCDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD6D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD6DF?

#EAD6DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% 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 #EAD6DF?

Use black text. Black on #EAD6DF has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD6DF?

Its complementary colour is #D6EAE1, and analogous partners are #EAD6E9 and #EAD7D6.