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#ECD3DE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECD3DE

With the hex code #ECD3DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3ECE1, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green211
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #ECD3DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD3DE.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD3DE.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD3DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD3DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D3D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD3DE?

With the hex code #ECD3DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD3DE?

Use black text. Black on #ECD3DE has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD3DE?

Its complementary colour is #D3ECE1, and analogous partners are #ECD3EB and #ECD4D3.