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#E7CED1

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E7CED1

#E7CED1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.4), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE7E4 (ice blue), 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 — 14.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green206
Blue209

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #E7CED1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7CED1.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7CED1.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CED1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CED1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D1D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D6D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECCCCF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CED1?

#E7CED1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CED1?

Use black text. Black on #E7CED1 has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CED1?

Its complementary colour is #CEE7E4, and analogous partners are #E7CEDE and #E7D8CE.