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#E1C8D3

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E1C8D3

With the hex code #E1C8D3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 78% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% 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 8.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8E1D6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green200
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #E1C8D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1C8D3.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1C8D3.
13.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1C8D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1C8D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5C8CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1C8D3?

With the hex code #E1C8D3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 78% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1C8D3?

Use black text. Black on #E1C8D3 has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1C8D3?

Its complementary colour is #C8E1D6, and analogous partners are #E1C8DF and #E1CAC8.