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#E2CFCE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E2CFCE

With the hex code #E2CFCE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE1E2, a ice blue 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
Green207
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #E2CFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2CFCE.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2CFCE.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D1CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7CDCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CFCE?

With the hex code #E2CFCE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CFCE?

Use black text. Black on #E2CFCE has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CFCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE1E2, and analogous partners are #E2CED7 and #E2D9CE.