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#EBD7DE

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EBD7DE

With the hex code #EBD7DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% 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 8.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7EBE4, a off white 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 15.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green215
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #EBD7DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD7DE.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD7DE.
15.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD7DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD7DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD6D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD7DE?

With the hex code #EBD7DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD7DE?

Use black text. Black on #EBD7DE has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD7DE?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBE4, and analogous partners are #EBD7E8 and #EBDAD7.