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#E2CED8

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E2CED8

With the hex code #E2CED8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE2D8, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green206
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E2CED8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2CED8.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2CED8.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CED8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CED8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD1D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D4D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5CED1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CED8?

With the hex code #E2CED8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CED8?

Use black text. Black on #E2CED8 has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CED8?

Its complementary colour is #CEE2D8, and analogous partners are #E2CEE2 and #E2CECE.