#EBD5DC
Light Gray · very light warm pink
About #EBD5DC
#EBD5DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5EBE4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD5DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBD5DC?
#EBD5DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBD5DC?
Use black text. Black on #EBD5DC has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBD5DC?
Its complementary colour is #D5EBE4, and analogous partners are #EBD5E7 and #EBD9D5.