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#E9DCDE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E9DCDE

With the hex code #E9DCDE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCE9E7, 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 15.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red233
Green220
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #E9DCDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E9DCDE.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E9DCDE.
15.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9DCDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9DCDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E0DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9DCDE?

With the hex code #E9DCDE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E9DCDE?

Use black text. Black on #E9DCDE has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9DCDE?

Its complementary colour is #DCE9E7, and analogous partners are #E9DCE4 and #E9E1DC.