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#E4CEDD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E4CEDD

#E4CEDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE4D5 (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 — 14.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red228
Green206
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #E4CEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4CEDD.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4CEDD.
14.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4CEDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4CEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED2DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7CED3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4CEDD?

#E4CEDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4CEDD?

Use black text. Black on #E4CEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4CEDD?

Its complementary colour is #CEE4D5, and analogous partners are #E0CEE4 and #E4CED2.