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#E5CED2

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CED2

With the hex code #E5CED2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE5E1, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red229
Green206
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #E5CED2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CED2.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CED2.
14.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CED2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CED2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D1D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D5D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACDCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CED2?

With the hex code #E5CED2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CED2?

Use black text. Black on #E5CED2 has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CED2?

Its complementary colour is #CEE5E1, and analogous partners are #E5CEDD and #E5D6CE.