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#EFD9DB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EFD9DB

With the hex code #EFD9DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9EFED, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green217
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #EFD9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD9DB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD9DB.
15.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDCDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E0DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD9DB?

With the hex code #EFD9DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD9DB?

Use black text. Black on #EFD9DB has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD9DB?

Its complementary colour is #D9EFED, and analogous partners are #EFD9E6 and #EFE2D9.