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#EBD7DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EBD7DA

#EBD7DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.1); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7EBE8 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD7DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green215
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #EBD7DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD7DA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD7DA.
15.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD7DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD7DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD6D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD7DA?

#EBD7DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD7DA?

Use black text. Black on #EBD7DA has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD7DA?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBE8, and analogous partners are #EBD7E4 and #EBDED7.