#E1CFDA
Light Gray · very light warm pink
About #E1CFDA
#E1CFDA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFE1D6 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1CFDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E1CFDA?
#E1CFDA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E1CFDA?
Use black text. Black on #E1CFDA has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1CFDA?
Its complementary colour is #CFE1D6, and analogous partners are #DFCFE1 and #E1CFD1.