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#E9BEE4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #E9BEE4

With the hex code #E9BEE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 75% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEE9C3, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red233
Green190
Blue228

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #E9BEE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9BEE4.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9BEE4.
12.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9BEE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9BEE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC8E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CDE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDC0CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9BEE4?

With the hex code #E9BEE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 75% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9BEE4?

Use black text. Black on #E9BEE4 has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9BEE4?

Its complementary colour is #BEE9C3, and analogous partners are #D9BEE9 and #E9BECE.