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#EBD3DD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EBD3DD

#EBD3DD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 10.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3EBE1 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green211
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #EBD3DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD3DD.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD3DD.
14.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD3DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD3DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD2D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD3DD?

#EBD3DD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD3DD?

Use black text. Black on #EBD3DD has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD3DD?

Its complementary colour is #D3EBE1, and analogous partners are #EBD3E9 and #EBD5D3.