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#EAD8DE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EAD8DE

With the hex code #EAD8DE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8EAE4, a off white 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 15.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green216
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #EAD8DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD8DE.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD8DE.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD8DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD8DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADBDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDEDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD8DE?

With the hex code #EAD8DE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD8DE?

Use black text. Black on #EAD8DE has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD8DE?

Its complementary colour is #D8EAE4, and analogous partners are #EAD8E7 and #EADBD8.