#EEDEE5
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #EEDEE5
#EEDEE5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% 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 8.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEEEE7 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDEE5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EEDEE5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEDEE5?
#EEDEE5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% 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 #EEDEE5?
Use black text. Black on #EEDEE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDEE5?
Its complementary colour is #DEEEE7, and analogous partners are #EEDEED and #EEDFDE.