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#E7CEDF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E7CEDF

With the hex code #E7CEDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE7D6, 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 — 14.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red231
Green206
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #E7CEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7CEDF.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7CEDF.
14.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CEDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D6DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACFD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CEDF?

With the hex code #E7CEDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CEDF?

Use black text. Black on #E7CEDF has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CEDF?

Its complementary colour is #CEE7D6, and analogous partners are #E3CEE7 and #E7CED3.