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#EEC9DA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EEC9DA

With the hex code #EEC9DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 79% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% 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 7.6 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9EEDD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green201
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #EEC9DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DA.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DA.
14.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC9DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC9DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCFDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D5D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4C8CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC9DA?

With the hex code #EEC9DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 79% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC9DA?

Use black text. Black on #EEC9DA has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC9DA?

Its complementary colour is #C9EEDD, and analogous partners are #EEC9ED and #EECAC9.