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#EBD4DA

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EBD4DA

#EBD4DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 85% 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 9.3); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4EBE5 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD4DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green212
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EBD4DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD4DA.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD4DA.
14.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD4DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD4DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D7DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDBDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD3D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD4DA?

#EBD4DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 85% 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 #EBD4DA?

Use black text. Black on #EBD4DA has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD4DA?

Its complementary colour is #D4EBE5, and analogous partners are #EBD4E6 and #EBDAD4.