#EEDFDE
Linen · very light neutral
About #EEDFDE
#EEDFDE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% 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 very close to Linen (ΔE 7.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEEDEE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDFDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EEDFDE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEDFDE?
#EEDFDE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% 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 #EEDFDE?
Use black text. Black on #EEDFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDFDE?
Its complementary colour is #DEEDEE, and analogous partners are #EEDEE5 and #EEE7DE.