#E2C5CE
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #E2C5CE
#E2C5CE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 77% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5E2D9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2C5CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E2C5CE?
#E2C5CE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 77% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2C5CE?
Use black text. Black on #E2C5CE has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2C5CE?
Its complementary colour is #C5E2D9, and analogous partners are #E2C5DC and #E2CBC5.