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#EDCCEB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EDCCEB

#EDCCEB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCEDCE (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 — 14.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green204
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EDCCEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCCEB.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCCEB.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCCEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD3EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D7EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0CED6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCCEB?

#EDCCEB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCCEB?

Use black text. Black on #EDCCEB has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCCEB?

Its complementary colour is #CCEDCE, and analogous partners are #DFCCED and #EDCCDA.