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#E1CEDA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E1CEDA

#E1CEDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE1D5 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green206
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #E1CEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1CEDA.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1CEDA.
14.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1CEDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1CEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD2DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D4D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CED2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1CEDA?

#E1CEDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1CEDA?

Use black text. Black on #E1CEDA has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1CEDA?

Its complementary colour is #CEE1D5, and analogous partners are #DFCEE1 and #E1CED1.