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#ECD2D4

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD2D4

#ECD2D4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.8), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2ECEA (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 14.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green210
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #ECD2D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D4.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D4.
14.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD2D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD2D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D5D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDAD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D0D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD2D4?

#ECD2D4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD2D4?

Use black text. Black on #ECD2D4 has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD2D4?

Its complementary colour is #D2ECEA, and analogous partners are #ECD2E1 and #ECDDD2.