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#E5CDCF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CDCF

#E5CDCF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% 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 #CDE5E3 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5CDCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green205
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #E5CDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCF.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCF.
13.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACBCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CDCF?

#E5CDCF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CDCF?

Use black text. Black on #E5CDCF has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CDCF?

Its complementary colour is #CDE5E3, and analogous partners are #E5CDDB and #E5D7CD.