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#EBD3DB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EBD3DB

#EBD3DB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3EBE3 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD3DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green211
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #EBD3DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD3DB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD3DB.
14.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD3DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD3DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADADA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD2D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD3DB?

#EBD3DB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD3DB?

Use black text. Black on #EBD3DB has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD3DB?

Its complementary colour is #D3EBE3, and analogous partners are #EBD3E7 and #EBD7D3.