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#E5CEE4

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E5CEE4

With the hex code #E5CEE4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE5CF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red229
Green206
Blue228

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #E5CEE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CEE4.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E5CEE4.
14.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CEE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CEE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD3E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D6E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D0D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CEE4?

With the hex code #E5CEE4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CEE4?

Use black text. Black on #E5CEE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CEE4?

Its complementary colour is #CEE5CF, and analogous partners are #DBCEE5 and #E5CED9.