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#E1D2CE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E1D2CE

#E1D2CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% 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 6.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEDDE1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1D2CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green210
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #E1D2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1D2CE.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1D2CE.
14.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1D2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1D2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D0D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1D2CE?

#E1D2CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% 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 #E1D2CE?

Use black text. Black on #E1D2CE has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1D2CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDDE1, and analogous partners are #E1CED4 and #E1DCCE.