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#E7D0DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E7D0DB

#E7D0DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0E7DC (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green208
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E7D0DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7D0DB.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7D0DB.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7D0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7D0DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D4DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D7DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD0D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7D0DB?

#E7D0DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7D0DB?

Use black text. Black on #E7D0DB has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7D0DB?

Its complementary colour is #D0E7DC, and analogous partners are #E7D0E7 and #E7D1D0.