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#ECD8DF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD8DF

With the hex code #ECD8DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8ECE5, a off white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green216
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ECD8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD8DF.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD8DF.
15.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADBDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDEDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD8DF?

With the hex code #ECD8DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD8DF?

Use black text. Black on #ECD8DF has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD8DF?

Its complementary colour is #D8ECE5, and analogous partners are #ECD8E9 and #ECDBD8.