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#ECD7DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #ECD7DA

With the hex code #ECD7DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7ECE9, 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 15.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green215
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #ECD7DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD7DA.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD7DA.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD7DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD7DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D6D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD7DA?

With the hex code #ECD7DA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD7DA?

Use black text. Black on #ECD7DA has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD7DA?

Its complementary colour is #D7ECE9, and analogous partners are #ECD7E4 and #ECDFD7.