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#ECBEE0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBEE0

#ECBEE0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 75% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEECCA — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBEE0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green190
Blue224

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #ECBEE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBEE0.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBEE0.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBEE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBEE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC8E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CEDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1BFC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBEE0?

#ECBEE0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 75% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBEE0?

Use black text. Black on #ECBEE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBEE0?

Its complementary colour is #BEECCA, and analogous partners are #E1BEEC and #ECBEC9.