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#E7D0CD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E7D0CD

#E7D0CD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDE4E7 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7D0CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green208
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #E7D0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7D0CD.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7D0CD.
14.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7D0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7D0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDCECF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7D0CD?

#E7D0CD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7D0CD?

Use black text. Black on #E7D0CD has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7D0CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE4E7, and analogous partners are #E7CDD7 and #E7DDCD.