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#EBD5D7

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EBD5D7

With the hex code #EBD5D7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% 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 8.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5EBE9, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green213
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #EBD5D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD5D7.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD5D7.
15.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD5D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD5D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D8D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDCD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D3D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD5D7?

With the hex code #EBD5D7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD5D7?

Use black text. Black on #EBD5D7 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD5D7?

Its complementary colour is #D5EBE9, and analogous partners are #EBD5E2 and #EBDED5.