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#E9CEED

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E9CEED

#E9CEED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2EDCE (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 — 14.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green206
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #E9CEED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9CEED.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9CEED.
14.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9CEED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9CEED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD5EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD1D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9CEED?

#E9CEED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E9CEED?

Use black text. Black on #E9CEED has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9CEED?

Its complementary colour is #D2EDCE, and analogous partners are #DACEED and #EDCEE2.