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#E5CFD2

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CFD2

#E5CFD2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 81% green and 82% 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 8.3), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFE5E2 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red229
Green207
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #E5CFD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CFD2.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CFD2.
14.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D2D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D6D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACED0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CFD2?

#E5CFD2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 81% green and 82% 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 #E5CFD2?

Use black text. Black on #E5CFD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CFD2?

Its complementary colour is #CFE5E2, and analogous partners are #E5CFDD and #E5D7CF.