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#E1CEDB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E1CEDB

#E1CEDB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE1D4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1CEDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green206
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E1CEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1CEDB.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1CEDB.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1CEDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1CEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED2DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CED2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1CEDB?

#E1CEDB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1CEDB?

Use black text. Black on #E1CEDB has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1CEDB?

Its complementary colour is #CEE1D4, and analogous partners are #DECEE1 and #E1CED2.