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#ECDADE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #ECDADE

#ECDADE is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.9), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAECE8 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green218
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #ECDADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDADE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDADE.
15.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDDDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DFDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D9DB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDADE?

#ECDADE is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDADE?

Use black text. Black on #ECDADE has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDADE?

Its complementary colour is #DAECE8, and analogous partners are #ECDAE7 and #ECDFDA.