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#ECC6DD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECC6DD

#ECC6DD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6ECD5 (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 — 13.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green198
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ECC6DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC6DD.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC6DD.
13.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC6DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC6DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CDDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1C6CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC6DD?

#ECC6DD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC6DD?

Use black text. Black on #ECC6DD has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC6DD?

Its complementary colour is #C6ECD5, and analogous partners are #E8C6EC and #ECC6CA.