#ECD5E4
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #ECD5E4
#ECD5E4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5ECDD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD5E4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECD5E4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ECD5E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECD5E4?
#ECD5E4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECD5E4?
Use black text. Black on #ECD5E4 has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECD5E4?
Its complementary colour is #D5ECDD, and analogous partners are #E8D5EC and #ECD5D9.