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#E0CDC8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E0CDC8

#E0CDC8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8DBE0 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E0CDC8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red224
Green205
Blue200

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #E0CDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E0CDC8.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E0CDC8.
13.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0CDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0CDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CFC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D2C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5CBCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0CDC8?

#E0CDC8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E0CDC8?

Use black text. Black on #E0CDC8 has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0CDC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8DBE0, and analogous partners are #E0C8CF and #E0D9C8.