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#EFD5DA

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EFD5DA

#EFD5DA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 84% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 10.3), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5EFEA (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green213
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #EFD5DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD5DA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD5DA.
15.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD5DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD5DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D4D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD5DA?

#EFD5DA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 84% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD5DA?

Use black text. Black on #EFD5DA has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD5DA?

Its complementary colour is #D5EFEA, and analogous partners are #EFD5E7 and #EFDDD5.