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#E4C3DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E4C3DB

With the hex code #E4C3DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 76% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3E4CC, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green195
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #E4C3DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4C3DB.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4C3DB.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4C3DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4C3DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CADC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACEDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8C4CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4C3DB?

With the hex code #E4C3DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 76% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4C3DB?

Use black text. Black on #E4C3DB has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4C3DB?

Its complementary colour is #C3E4CC, and analogous partners are #DCC3E4 and #E4C3CB.