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#EFDDE2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #EFDDE2

#EFDDE2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% 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 #DDEFEA — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDDE2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green221
Blue226

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #EFDDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFDDE2.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EFDDE2.
16.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE0E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E2E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DCDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDDE2?

#EFDDE2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDDE2?

Use black text. Black on #EFDDE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDDE2?

Its complementary colour is #DDEFEA, and analogous partners are #EFDDEB and #EFE1DD.