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#ECCDE2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECCDE2

#ECCDE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDECD7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green205
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #ECCDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCDE2.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCDE2.
14.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECCDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECCDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D7E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0CED4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCDE2?

#ECCDE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCDE2?

Use black text. Black on #ECCDE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCDE2?

Its complementary colour is #CDECD7, and analogous partners are #E7CDEC and #ECCDD3.