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#ECD0DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECD0DF

#ECD0DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0ECDD (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 — 14.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green208
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ECD0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD0DF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD0DF.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D5E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D9DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D0D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD0DF?

#ECD0DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD0DF?

Use black text. Black on #ECD0DF has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD0DF?

Its complementary colour is #D0ECDD, and analogous partners are #EBD0EC and #ECD0D1.