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#ECD5D5

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD5D5

#ECD5D5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5ECEC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD5D5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green213
Blue213

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #ECD5D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD5D5.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD5D5.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD5D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD5D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D8D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDCD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D3D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD5D5?

#ECD5D5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD5D5?

Use black text. Black on #ECD5D5 has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD5D5?

Its complementary colour is #D5ECEC, and analogous partners are #ECD5E1 and #ECE1D5.