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#E2D4E0

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E2D4E0

#E2D4E0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 83% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.3); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4E2D6 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2D4E0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green212
Blue224

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #E2D4E0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2D4E0.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2D4E0.
14.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D4E0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D4E0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D7E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D9DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D5D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D4E0?

#E2D4E0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 83% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D4E0?

Use black text. Black on #E2D4E0 has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D4E0?

Its complementary colour is #D4E2D6, and analogous partners are #DDD4E2 and #E2D4D9.