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#E5CEDB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E5CEDB

With the hex code #E5CEDB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE5D8, 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 — 14.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green206
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E5CEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CEDB.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CEDB.
14.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CEDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD2DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D5DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8CED2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CEDB?

With the hex code #E5CEDB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CEDB?

Use black text. Black on #E5CEDB has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CEDB?

Its complementary colour is #CEE5D8, and analogous partners are #E4CEE5 and #E5CECF.