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#E5CDCB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CDCB

#E5CDCB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% 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 #CBE3E5 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green205
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #E5CDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCB.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCB.
13.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBCBCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CDCB?

#E5CDCB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CDCB?

Use black text. Black on #E5CDCB has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CDCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBE3E5, and analogous partners are #E5CBD6 and #E5DACB.