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#E2C9DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E2C9DB

#E2C9DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 79% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.1), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9E2D0 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red226
Green201
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #E2C9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C9DB.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C9DB.
13.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2C9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2C9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CEDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5CACF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2C9DB?

#E2C9DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 79% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2C9DB?

Use black text. Black on #E2C9DB has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2C9DB?

Its complementary colour is #C9E2D0, and analogous partners are #DCC9E2 and #E2C9CF.