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#ECCDE1

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECCDE1

With the hex code #ECCDE1, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDECD8, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green205
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #ECCDE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCDE1.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCDE1.
14.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECCDE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECCDE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D7E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0CDD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCDE1?

With the hex code #ECCDE1, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCDE1?

Use black text. Black on #ECCDE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCDE1?

Its complementary colour is #CDECD8, and analogous partners are #E8CDEC and #ECCDD2.