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#EFDBDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EFDBDC

With the hex code #EFDBDC, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBEFEE, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green219
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #EFDBDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFDBDC.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFDBDC.
15.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFDBDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E1DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D9DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDBDC?

With the hex code #EFDBDC, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDBDC?

Use black text. Black on #EFDBDC has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDBDC?

Its complementary colour is #DBEFEE, and analogous partners are #EFDBE6 and #EFE4DB.