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#ECBDDA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBDDA

#ECBDDA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.4), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDECCF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ECBDDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDDA.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDDA.
12.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECBDDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC6DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2BDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDDA?

#ECBDDA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDDA?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDDA has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDDA?

Its complementary colour is #BDECCF, and analogous partners are #E7BDEC and #ECBDC3.