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#E2CCE4

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E2CCE4

#E2CCE4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE4CC (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 13.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green204
Blue228

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #E2CCE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CCE4.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CCE4.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CCE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CCE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD1E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD4E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CED4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CCE4?

#E2CCE4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CCE4?

Use black text. Black on #E2CCE4 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CCE4?

Its complementary colour is #CEE4CC, and analogous partners are #D6CCE4 and #E4CCDA.