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#ECD6D2

Bone · very light warm pink

About #ECD6D2

With the hex code #ECD6D2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bone — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2E8EC, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green214
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #ECD6D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD6D2.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD6D2.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD6D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD6D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD8D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDCD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D4D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD6D2?

With the hex code #ECD6D2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD6D2?

Use black text. Black on #ECD6D2 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD6D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2E8EC, and analogous partners are #ECD2DB and #ECE3D2.