#E6C8DC
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #E6C8DC
#E6C8DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 78% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.8); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8E6D2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6C8DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.66:1 (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 #E6C8DC?
#E6C8DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 78% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E6C8DC?
Use black text. Black on #E6C8DC has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6C8DC?
Its complementary colour is #C8E6D2, and analogous partners are #E1C8E6 and #E6C8CD.