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#E5D2CC

Bone · very light neutral

About #E5D2CC

#E5D2CC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCDFE5 (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 14.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red229
Green210
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #E5D2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E5D2CC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E5D2CC.
14.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5D2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5D2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D4CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD7CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD0D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5D2CC?

#E5D2CC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E5D2CC?

Use black text. Black on #E5D2CC has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5D2CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCDFE5, and analogous partners are #E5CCD3 and #E5DFCC.