#E5CEDA
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #E5CEDA
#E5CEDA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 81% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE5D9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5CEDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.17:1 (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 #E5CEDA?
#E5CEDA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 81% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E5CEDA?
Use black text. Black on #E5CEDA has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5CEDA?
Its complementary colour is #CEE5D9, and analogous partners are #E5CEE5 and #E5CECF.