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#ECD7DC

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD7DC

#ECD7DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7ECE7 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD7DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green215
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #ECD7DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD7DC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD7DC.
15.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD7DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD7DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDDDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D6D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD7DC?

#ECD7DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD7DC?

Use black text. Black on #ECD7DC has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD7DC?

Its complementary colour is #D7ECE7, and analogous partners are #ECD7E6 and #ECDDD7.