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#EEDADE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EEDADE

With the hex code #EEDADE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAEEEA, a ice blue 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 15.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green218
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #EEDADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EEDADE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EEDADE.
15.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEDADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDDDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E0DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D9DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDADE?

With the hex code #EEDADE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDADE?

Use black text. Black on #EEDADE has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDADE?

Its complementary colour is #DAEEEA, and analogous partners are #EEDAE8 and #EEE0DA.