#ECD2E1
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #ECD2E1
#ECD2E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2ECDD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD2E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECD2E1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ECD2E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECD2E1?
#ECD2E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECD2E1?
Use black text. Black on #ECD2E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECD2E1?
Its complementary colour is #D2ECDD, and analogous partners are #EAD2EC and #ECD2D4.