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#E9DFDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E9DFDC

#E9DFDC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.3), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCE6E9 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red233
Green223
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #E9DFDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E9DFDC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E9DFDC.
16.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9DFDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9DFDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E0DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E2DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDEDE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9DFDC?

#E9DFDC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E9DFDC?

Use black text. Black on #E9DFDC has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9DFDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCE6E9, and analogous partners are #E9DCE0 and #E9E5DC.