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#EBD4D8

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EBD4D8

With the hex code #EBD4D8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 83% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4EBE7, a ice blue 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 14.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green212
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EBD4D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD4D8.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD4D8.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD4D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD4D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D7D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDBD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D3D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD4D8?

With the hex code #EBD4D8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 83% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD4D8?

Use black text. Black on #EBD4D8 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD4D8?

Its complementary colour is #D4EBE7, and analogous partners are #EBD4E3 and #EBDCD4.