#EFDBDE
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #EFDBDE
#EFDBDE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBEFEC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDBDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EFDBDE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EFDBDE?
#EFDBDE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #EFDBDE?
Use black text. Black on #EFDBDE has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFDBDE?
Its complementary colour is #DBEFEC, and analogous partners are #EFDBE8 and #EFE2DB.