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#EDCEEF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EDCEEF

#EDCEEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0EFCE (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 — 14.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green206
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #EDCEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEEF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCEEF.
14.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD5F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D9EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCEEF?

#EDCEEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCEEF?

Use black text. Black on #EDCEEF has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCEEF?

Its complementary colour is #D0EFCE, and analogous partners are #DDCEEF and #EFCEE1.