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#E7CED0

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E7CED0

With the hex code #E7CED0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% 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 #CEE7E5, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green206
Blue208

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #E7CED0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7CED0.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7CED0.
14.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CED0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CED0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D1D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDCCCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CED0?

With the hex code #E7CED0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CED0?

Use black text. Black on #E7CED0 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CED0?

Its complementary colour is #CEE7E5, and analogous partners are #E7CEDC and #E7D9CE.