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#EBD9DC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EBD9DC

With the hex code #EBD9DC, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 7.6 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9EBE8, 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 15.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green217
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #EBD9DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD9DC.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EBD9DC.
15.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD9DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD9DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDBDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDEDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD8DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD9DC?

With the hex code #EBD9DC, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD9DC?

Use black text. Black on #EBD9DC has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD9DC?

Its complementary colour is #D9EBE8, and analogous partners are #EBD9E5 and #EBDFD9.