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#E2C8D6

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E2C8D6

#E2C8D6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 78% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8E2D4 (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 13.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green200
Blue214

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #E2C8D6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C8D6.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C8D6.
13.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2C8D6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2C8D6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CDD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD0D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6C8CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2C8D6?

#E2C8D6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 78% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2C8D6?

Use black text. Black on #E2C8D6 has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2C8D6?

Its complementary colour is #C8E2D4, and analogous partners are #E1C8E2 and #E2C8C9.