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#E9D0CD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E9D0CD

#E9D0CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDE6E9 (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 — 14.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green208
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #E9D0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E9D0CD.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E9D0CD.
14.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9D0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9D0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFCDCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9D0CD?

#E9D0CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E9D0CD?

Use black text. Black on #E9D0CD has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9D0CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE6E9, and analogous partners are #E9CDD8 and #E9DECD.