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#EBD7DF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EBD7DF

#EBD7DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7EBE3 (off white), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green215
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EBD7DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD7DF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD7DF.
15.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD7DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD7DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDDDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD7DF?

#EBD7DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD7DF?

Use black text. Black on #EBD7DF has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD7DF?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBE3, and analogous partners are #EBD7E9 and #EBD9D7.