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#E6E2DF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E6E2DF

#E6E2DF is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.9), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFE3E6 (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 — 16.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red230
Green226
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #E6E2DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E6E2DF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E6E2DF.
16.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6E2DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6E2DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E2DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E3DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8E1E1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6E2DF?

#E6E2DF is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E6E2DF?

Use black text. Black on #E6E2DF has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6E2DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFE3E6, and analogous partners are #E6DFE0 and #E6E5DF.