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#E6CEDD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E6CEDD

With the hex code #E6CEDD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 87% 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 very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE6D7, 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 — 14.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red230
Green206
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #E6CEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E6CEDD.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E6CEDD.
14.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6CEDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6CEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD2DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D6DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9CED3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6CEDD?

With the hex code #E6CEDD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 81% green and 87% 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 #E6CEDD?

Use black text. Black on #E6CEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6CEDD?

Its complementary colour is #CEE6D7, and analogous partners are #E3CEE6 and #E6CED1.