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#EEC2D6

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EEC2D6

#EEC2D6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2EEDA (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 13.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green194
Blue214

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #EEC2D6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC2D6.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC2D6.
13.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC2D6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC2D6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5CAD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD0D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C1C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC2D6?

#EEC2D6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC2D6?

Use black text. Black on #EEC2D6 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC2D6?

Its complementary colour is #C2EEDA, and analogous partners are #EEC2EC and #EEC4C2.