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#E2BFD3

Thistle · light warm pink

About #E2BFD3

#E2BFD3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.7), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFE2CE (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red226
Green191
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #E2BFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2BFD3.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2BFD3.
12.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2BFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2BFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C5D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CBD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7BFC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2BFD3?

#E2BFD3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2BFD3?

Use black text. Black on #E2BFD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2BFD3?

Its complementary colour is #BFE2CE, and analogous partners are #E0BFE2 and #E2BFC1.