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#EAD8D7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EAD8D7

#EAD8D7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7E9EA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD8D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green216
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #EAD8D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD8D7.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD8D7.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD8D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD8D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDAD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDDD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED6D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD8D7?

#EAD8D7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD8D7?

Use black text. Black on #EAD8D7 has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD8D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7E9EA, and analogous partners are #EAD7E0 and #EAE2D7.