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#E1CFCB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E1CFCB

#E1CFCB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% 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 7.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBDDE1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1CFCB 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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Red225
Green207
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #E1CFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CFCB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CFCB.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1CFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1CFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6CDCE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1CFCB?

#E1CFCB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% 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 #E1CFCB?

Use black text. Black on #E1CFCB has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1CFCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBDDE1, and analogous partners are #E1CBD2 and #E1DACB.