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#EADCE0

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EADCE0

With the hex code #EADCE0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% 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 7.0 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCEAE6, 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 15.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green220
Blue224

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #EADCE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EADCE0.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EADCE0.
15.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADCE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADCE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDEE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E0E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADCE0?

With the hex code #EADCE0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EADCE0?

Use black text. Black on #EADCE0 has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADCE0?

Its complementary colour is #DCEAE6, and analogous partners are #EADCE7 and #EADFDC.