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#E5CED3

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CED3

#E5CED3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 81% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.9), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE5E0 (light gray), 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 — 14.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green206
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E5CED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CED3.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CED3.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D5D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACDD0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CED3?

#E5CED3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 81% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CED3?

Use black text. Black on #E5CED3 has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CED3?

Its complementary colour is #CEE5E0, and analogous partners are #E5CEDF and #E5D5CE.