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#E1BCCE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #E1BCCE

#E1BCCE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.9), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCE1CF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green188
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #E1BCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1BCCE.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1BCCE.
12.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1BCCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1BCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC3CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7BCC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1BCCE?

#E1BCCE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1BCCE?

Use black text. Black on #E1BCCE has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1BCCE?

Its complementary colour is #BCE1CF, and analogous partners are #E1BCE0 and #E1BDBC.