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#EFD5DB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EFD5DB

#EFD5DB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 84% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 10.4); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5EFE9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFD5DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green213
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #EFD5DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD5DB.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD5DB.
15.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD5DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD5DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D9DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D4D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD5DB?

#EFD5DB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 84% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD5DB?

Use black text. Black on #EFD5DB has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD5DB?

Its complementary colour is #D5EFE9, and analogous partners are #EFD5E8 and #EFDCD5.