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#E2CCC6

Oat · very light warm pink

About #E2CCC6

#E2CCC6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6DCE2 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green204
Blue198

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #E2CCC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #E2CCC6.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #E2CCC6.
13.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CCC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CCC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CEC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D2C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8C9CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CCC6?

#E2CCC6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CCC6?

Use black text. Black on #E2CCC6 has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CCC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6DCE2, and analogous partners are #E2C6CE and #E2DAC6.