#ECDEE9
Lavender · very light neutral
About #ECDEE9
#ECDEE9 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEECE1 (off white), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECDEE9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECDEE9?
#ECDEE9 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #ECDEE9?
Use black text. Black on #ECDEE9 has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECDEE9?
Its complementary colour is #DEECE1, and analogous partners are #E8DEEC and #ECDEE2.