#EFDCE0
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #EFDCE0
#EFDCE0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 8.6); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCEFEB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDCE0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EFDCE0
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EFDCE0?
#EFDCE0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #EFDCE0?
Use black text. Black on #EFDCE0 has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFDCE0?
Its complementary colour is #DCEFEB, and analogous partners are #EFDCE9 and #EFE2DC.