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#EBD9DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EBD9DB

#EBD9DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.6); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9EBE9 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD9DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green217
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #EBD9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD9DB.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD9DB.
15.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDBDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDEDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD8DA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD9DB?

#EBD9DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD9DB?

Use black text. Black on #EBD9DB has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD9DB?

Its complementary colour is #D9EBE9, and analogous partners are #EBD9E4 and #EBE0D9.