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#EFD9DD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EFD9DD

#EFD9DD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.2); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9EFEB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFD9DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green217
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #EFD9DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD9DD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFD9DD.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD9DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD9DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDCDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E0DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D8DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD9DD?

#EFD9DD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD9DD?

Use black text. Black on #EFD9DD has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD9DD?

Its complementary colour is #D9EFEB, and analogous partners are #EFD9E8 and #EFE0D9.