#E9DCDD
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E9DCDD
#E9DCDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.4); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCE9E8 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9DCDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E9DCDD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E9DCDD?
#E9DCDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #E9DCDD?
Use black text. Black on #E9DCDD has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9DCDD?
Its complementary colour is #DCE9E8, and analogous partners are #E9DCE3 and #E9E2DC.