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#E6DFE2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E6DFE2

#E6DFE2 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.7), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFE6E3 (light gray), 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 16.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red230
Green223
Blue226

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #E6DFE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E6DFE2.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E6DFE2.
16.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6DFE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6DFE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE0E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E1E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7DFE0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6DFE2?

#E6DFE2 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E6DFE2?

Use black text. Black on #E6DFE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6DFE2?

Its complementary colour is #DFE6E3, and analogous partners are #E6DFE5 and #E6E0DF.