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#EDCEE5

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EDCEE5

With the hex code #EDCEE5, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEEDD6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green206
Blue229

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #EDCEE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEE5.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEE5.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDCEE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDCEE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED4E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D8E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1CFD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCEE5?

With the hex code #EDCEE5, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCEE5?

Use black text. Black on #EDCEE5 has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCEE5?

Its complementary colour is #CEEDD6, and analogous partners are #E6CEED and #EDCED5.