#E5CEDD
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #E5CEDD
#E5CEDD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE5D6 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5CEDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.20:1, 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 #E5CEDD?
#E5CEDD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E5CEDD?
Use black text. Black on #E5CEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5CEDD?
Its complementary colour is #CEE5D6, and analogous partners are #E2CEE5 and #E5CED2.