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#ECD3E5

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECD3E5

#ECD3E5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 83% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 8.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3ECDA (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 — 15.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green211
Blue229

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #ECD3E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD3E5.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD3E5.
15.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD3E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD3E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D8E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DBE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD3E5?

#ECD3E5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 83% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD3E5?

Use black text. Black on #ECD3E5 has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD3E5?

Its complementary colour is #D3ECDA, and analogous partners are #E7D3EC and #ECD3D9.