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#EDDBDD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EDDBDD

#EDDBDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% 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 7.9); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBEDEB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDDBDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green219
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #EDDBDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDBDD.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDBDD.
15.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDBDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDDDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E0DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DADC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDBDD?

#EDDBDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDBDD?

Use black text. Black on #EDDBDD has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDBDD?

Its complementary colour is #DBEDEB, and analogous partners are #EDDBE6 and #EDE2DB.