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#EEDCDE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EEDCDE

#EEDCDE 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, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.1); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCEEEC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDCDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green220
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #EEDCDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EEDCDE.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EEDCDE.
15.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEDCDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E1DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDCDE?

#EEDCDE 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, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDCDE?

Use black text. Black on #EEDCDE has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDCDE?

Its complementary colour is #DCEEEC, and analogous partners are #EEDCE7 and #EEE3DC.