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#ECD5D7

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD5D7

#ECD5D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.9), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5ECEA (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green213
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #ECD5D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD5D7.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD5D7.
15.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD5D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD5D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D8D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDCD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D3D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD5D7?

#ECD5D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD5D7?

Use black text. Black on #ECD5D7 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD5D7?

Its complementary colour is #D5ECEA, and analogous partners are #ECD5E2 and #ECDFD5.