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#E2C4E0

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E2C4E0

#E2C4E0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 77% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4E2C6 (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 13.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green196
Blue224

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #E2C4E0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C4E0.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C4E0.
13.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2C4E0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2C4E0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CBE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CEDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C6CD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2C4E0?

#E2C4E0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 77% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2C4E0?

Use black text. Black on #E2C4E0 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2C4E0?

Its complementary colour is #C4E2C6, and analogous partners are #D5C4E2 and #E2C4D1.