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#EDDBD8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EDDBD8

With the hex code #EDDBD8, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% 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 8.0 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8EAED, 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 15.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green219
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #EDDBD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDBD8.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDBD8.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDBD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDBD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDDD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E0D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D9DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDBD8?

With the hex code #EDDBD8, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDBD8?

Use black text. Black on #EDDBD8 has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDBD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8EAED, and analogous partners are #EDD8E0 and #EDE5D8.