#E1D3CD
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E1D3CD
#E1D3CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% 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 6.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDDBE1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1D3CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E1D3CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #E1D3CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E1D3CD?
#E1D3CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% 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 #E1D3CD?
Use black text. Black on #E1D3CD has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1D3CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDDBE1, and analogous partners are #E1CDD1 and #E1DDCD.