#E5C4E1
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #E5C4E1
#E5C4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 77% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4E5C8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5C4E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E5C4E1?
#E5C4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 77% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E5C4E1?
Use black text. Black on #E5C4E1 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5C4E1?
Its complementary colour is #C4E5C8, and analogous partners are #D9C4E5 and #E5C4D1.