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#EDCEEC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EDCEEC

#EDCEEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% 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 #CEEDCF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green206
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #EDCEEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEEC.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEEC.
14.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCEEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD5ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D9EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCEEC?

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

›What text colour should I use on #EDCEEC?

Use black text. Black on #EDCEEC has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCEEC?

Its complementary colour is #CEEDCF, and analogous partners are #DFCEED and #EDCEDC.