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#E3CFDC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E3CFDC

With the hex code #E3CFDC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFE3D6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red227
Green207
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #E3CFDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E3CFDC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E3CFDC.
14.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E3CFDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E3CFDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD3DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D5DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6CFD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E3CFDC?

With the hex code #E3CFDC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E3CFDC?

Use black text. Black on #E3CFDC has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E3CFDC?

Its complementary colour is #CFE3D6, and analogous partners are #E0CFE3 and #E3CFD2.