#DECEE1
Thistle · very light cool pink
About #DECEE1
#DECEE1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1E1CE — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DECEE1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DECEE1?
#DECEE1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DECEE1?
Use black text. Black on #DECEE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DECEE1?
Its complementary colour is #D1E1CE, and analogous partners are #D5CEE1 and #E1CEDB.