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#EAD8DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EAD8DA

#EAD8DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.4); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8EAE8 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD8DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green216
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #EAD8DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD8DA.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD8DA.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD8DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD8DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED7D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD8DA?

#EAD8DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% 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 #EAD8DA?

Use black text. Black on #EAD8DA has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD8DA?

Its complementary colour is #D8EAE8, and analogous partners are #EAD8E3 and #EADFD8.