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#E2D3DE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E2D3DE

#E2D3DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3E2D7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2D3DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green211
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #E2D3DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2D3DE.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2D3DE.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D3DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D3DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D6DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D8DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4D3D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D3DE?

#E2D3DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D3DE?

Use black text. Black on #E2D3DE has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D3DE?

Its complementary colour is #D3E2D7, and analogous partners are #DFD3E2 and #E2D3D7.