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#EDDCDF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EDDCDF

#EDDCDF 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, 7% magenta, 6% 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 #DCEDEA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDDCDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green220
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #EDDCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDCDF.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDCDF.
15.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E1DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCDF?

#EDDCDF 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, 7% magenta, 6% 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 #EDDCDF?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCDF has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCDF?

Its complementary colour is #DCEDEA, and analogous partners are #EDDCE7 and #EDE2DC.