#E1CED5
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E1CED5
#E1CED5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE1DA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1CED5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E1CED5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E1CED5?
#E1CED5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #E1CED5?
Use black text. Black on #E1CED5 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1CED5?
Its complementary colour is #CEE1DA, and analogous partners are #E1CEDF and #E1D1CE.