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#E2CED7

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E2CED7

#E2CED7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% 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 #CEE2D9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2CED7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green206
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #E2CED7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2CED7.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2CED7.
14.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CED7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CED7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD1D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D4D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5CED1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CED7?

#E2CED7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CED7?

Use black text. Black on #E2CED7 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CED7?

Its complementary colour is #CEE2D9, and analogous partners are #E2CEE1 and #E2CFCE.