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#EDCEDD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EDCEDD

#EDCEDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEEDDE (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 — 14.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green206
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #EDCEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEDD.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEDD.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D3DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D8DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CED3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCEDD?

#EDCEDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCEDD?

Use black text. Black on #EDCEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCEDD?

Its complementary colour is #CEEDDE, and analogous partners are #EDCEEC and #EDCFCE.