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#ECD5E2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECD5E2

With the hex code #ECD5E2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5ECDF, 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 15.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green213
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #ECD5E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5E2.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5E2.
15.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD5E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD5E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D9E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDCE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD5D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD5E2?

With the hex code #ECD5E2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD5E2?

Use black text. Black on #ECD5E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD5E2?

Its complementary colour is #D5ECDF, and analogous partners are #EBD5EC and #ECD5D6.