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#EDDCD8

Linen · very light neutral

About #EDDCD8

#EDDCD8 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Linen (ΔE 7.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8E9ED (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green220
Blue216

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #EDDCD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EDDCD8.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EDDCD8.
15.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDCD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDCD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDED8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E1D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DADB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCD8?

#EDDCD8 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% 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 #EDDCD8?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCD8 has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8E9ED, and analogous partners are #EDD8DE and #EDE7D8.