#E2CCC5
Oat · very light warm pink
About #E2CCC5
With the hex code #E2CCC5, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5DBE2, a ice blue shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.68:1, 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 #E2CCC5?
With the hex code #E2CCC5, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E2CCC5?
Use black text. Black on #E2CCC5 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2CCC5?
Its complementary colour is #C5DBE2, and analogous partners are #E2C5CC and #E2DBC5.