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#E4CCCA

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E4CCCA

#E4CCCA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAE2E4 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green204
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #E4CCCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E4CCCA.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E4CCCA.
13.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4CCCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4CCCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CFCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D3CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACACC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4CCCA?

#E4CCCA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4CCCA?

Use black text. Black on #E4CCCA has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4CCCA?

Its complementary colour is #CAE2E4, and analogous partners are #E4CAD5 and #E4D9CA.