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#EDD5D7

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EDD5D7

#EDD5D7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5EDEB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDD5D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green213
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #EDD5D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDD5D7.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDD5D7.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD5D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD5D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D8D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDCD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D3D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD5D7?

#EDD5D7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD5D7?

Use black text. Black on #EDD5D7 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD5D7?

Its complementary colour is #D5EDEB, and analogous partners are #EDD5E3 and #EDDFD5.