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#E1BCD0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #E1BCD0

With the hex code #E1BCD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCE1CD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green188
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #E1BCD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1BCD0.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1BCD0.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1BCD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1BCD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC3D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6BCC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1BCD0?

With the hex code #E1BCD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1BCD0?

Use black text. Black on #E1BCD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1BCD0?

Its complementary colour is #BCE1CD, and analogous partners are #E0BCE1 and #E1BCBD.