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#E6CDCF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E6CDCF

With the hex code #E6CDCF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% 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 9.3 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE6E4, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red230
Green205
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #E6CDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E6CDCF.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E6CDCF.
14.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6CDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6CDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECCBCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6CDCF?

With the hex code #E6CDCF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E6CDCF?

Use black text. Black on #E6CDCF has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6CDCF?

Its complementary colour is #CDE6E4, and analogous partners are #E6CDDB and #E6D8CD.