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#EDDCE0

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EDDCE0

With the hex code #EDDCE0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% 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 #DCEDE9, a off white 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 15.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green220
Blue224

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #EDDCE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDCE0.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EDDCE0.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDCE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDCE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E1E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCE0?

With the hex code #EDDCE0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDCE0?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCE0 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCE0?

Its complementary colour is #DCEDE9, and analogous partners are #EDDCE8 and #EDE1DC.