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#E2BFD4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #E2BFD4

#E2BFD4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 75% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.4); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFE2CD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #E2BFD4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green191
Blue212

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #E2BFD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2BFD4.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2BFD4.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2BFD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2BFD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C6D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CBD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7BFC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2BFD4?

#E2BFD4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 75% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2BFD4?

Use black text. Black on #E2BFD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2BFD4?

Its complementary colour is #BFE2CD, and analogous partners are #DFBFE2 and #E2BFC3.