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Dim Rose Quartz Crumb

#e7d8d7
Notes

Dim Rose Quartz Crumb (#E7D8D7) is a soft red with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (4°, 25%, 87%) places it in the muted band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary cyan. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#e7d8d7
RGB
rgb(231, 216, 215)
HSL
hsl(4, 25%, 87%)
HWB
hwb(4 84% 9%)
OKLCH
oklch(89.4% 0.017 22.1)
HSV
hsv(4, 7%, 91%)
LAB
lab(87.49% 4.98 2.35)
LCH
lch(87.49% 5.50 25.23)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 9%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#e7d8d7
Original
#dbdad7
Protanopia
#dedcd7
Deuteranopia
#ebd7d8
Tritanopia
#dbdbdb
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.38:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
15.20:1

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