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#E5CCD7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E5CCD7

With the hex code #E5CCD7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 80% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCE5DA, 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 — 13.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green204
Blue215

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #E5CCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CCD7.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CCD7.
13.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED0D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D4D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9CCD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CCD7?

With the hex code #E5CCD7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 80% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CCD7?

Use black text. Black on #E5CCD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CCD7?

Its complementary colour is #CCE5DA, and analogous partners are #E5CCE4 and #E5CECC.