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#EED7DE

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EED7DE

With the hex code #EED7DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7EEE7, a pale mint 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 15.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green215
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #EED7DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EED7DE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EED7DE.
15.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED7DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED7DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDEDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D6D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED7DE?

With the hex code #EED7DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EED7DE?

Use black text. Black on #EED7DE has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED7DE?

Its complementary colour is #D7EEE7, and analogous partners are #EED7EA and #EEDBD7.