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#ECBDD6

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBDD6

With the hex code #ECBDD6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECD3, 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 12.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue214

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #ECBDD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDD6.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDD6.
12.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C6D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACDD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3BDC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDD6?

With the hex code #ECBDD6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDD6?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDD6 has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDD6?

Its complementary colour is #BDECD3, and analogous partners are #EBBDEC and #ECBDBF.