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#E4CFE2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E4CFE2

#E4CFE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.4), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFE4D1 (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 14.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red228
Green207
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #E4CFE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4CFE2.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4CFE2.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4CFE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4CFE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED4E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D6E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6D0D5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4CFE2?

#E4CFE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4CFE2?

Use black text. Black on #E4CFE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4CFE2?

Its complementary colour is #CFE4D1, and analogous partners are #DCCFE4 and #E4CFD8.