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#EBD8DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EBD8DA

With the hex code #EBD8DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8EBE9, a ice blue 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 15.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green216
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #EBD8DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD8DA.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD8DA.
15.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD8DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD8DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDEDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD7D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD8DA?

With the hex code #EBD8DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 #EBD8DA?

Use black text. Black on #EBD8DA has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD8DA?

Its complementary colour is #D8EBE9, and analogous partners are #EBD8E3 and #EBE0D8.