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#ECD2D5

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD2D5

#ECD2D5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2ECE9 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD2D5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green210
Blue213

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #ECD2D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D5.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D5.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD2D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD2D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D5D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDAD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D0D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD2D5?

#ECD2D5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD2D5?

Use black text. Black on #ECD2D5 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD2D5?

Its complementary colour is #D2ECE9, and analogous partners are #ECD2E2 and #ECDCD2.