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#E5CCDB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E5CCDB

#E5CCDB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 80% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCE5D6 (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 — 13.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green204
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #E5CCDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CCDB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CCDB.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CCDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CCDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8CCD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CCDB?

#E5CCDB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 80% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CCDB?

Use black text. Black on #E5CCDB has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CCDB?

Its complementary colour is #CCE5D6, and analogous partners are #E3CCE5 and #E5CCCF.