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#E5CDCC

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CDCC

#E5CDCC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCE4E5 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5CDCC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red229
Green205
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #E5CDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCC.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCC.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBCBCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CDCC?

#E5CDCC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CDCC?

Use black text. Black on #E5CDCC has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CDCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCE4E5, and analogous partners are #E5CCD8 and #E5DACC.