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#E8D2DD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E8D2DD

With the hex code #E8D2DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2E8DD, 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 — 14.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green210
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #E8D2DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D2DD.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D2DD.
14.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D2DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D2DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D6DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D9DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD2D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D2DD?

With the hex code #E8D2DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D2DD?

Use black text. Black on #E8D2DD has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D2DD?

Its complementary colour is #D2E8DD, and analogous partners are #E8D2E8 and #E8D2D2.