#E3DCD7
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E3DCD7
#E3DCD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7DEE3 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E3DCD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E3DCD7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #E3DCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E3DCD7?
#E3DCD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #E3DCD7?
Use black text. Black on #E3DCD7 has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E3DCD7?
Its complementary colour is #D7DEE3, and analogous partners are #E3D7D8 and #E3E2D7.