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#E2CEDC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E2CEDC

#E2CEDC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE2D4 (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 14.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green206
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E2CEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CEDC.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CEDC.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CEDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED2DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CED2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CEDC?

#E2CEDC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CEDC?

Use black text. Black on #E2CEDC has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CEDC?

Its complementary colour is #CEE2D4, and analogous partners are #DECEE2 and #E2CED2.