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#EEDBDF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EEDBDF

#EEDBDF 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, 8% 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 similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBEEEA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDBDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green219
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #EEDBDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EEDBDF.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EEDBDF.
15.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEDBDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDEDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E1DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DADC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDBDF?

#EEDBDF 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, 8% 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 #EEDBDF?

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

›What colours go with #EEDBDF?

Its complementary colour is #DBEEEA, and analogous partners are #EEDBE9 and #EEE0DB.