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#ECBDD7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBDD7

#ECBDD7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.3), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDECD2 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green189
Blue215

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #ECBDD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDD7.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDD7.
12.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C6D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACDD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3BDC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDD7?

#ECBDD7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDD7?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDD7 has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDD7?

Its complementary colour is #BDECD2, and analogous partners are #EABDEC and #ECBDC0.