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#E1CED0

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E1CED0

With the hex code #E1CED0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE1DF, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green206
Blue208

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #E1CED0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CED0.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CED0.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1CED0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1CED0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D4D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5CDCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1CED0?

With the hex code #E1CED0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E1CED0?

Use black text. Black on #E1CED0 has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1CED0?

Its complementary colour is #CEE1DF, and analogous partners are #E1CEDA and #E1D6CE.