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#EEC9DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EEC9DB

#EEC9DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 79% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9EEDC (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 — 14.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green201
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #EEC9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DB.
14.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D5DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4C9CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC9DB?

#EEC9DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 79% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC9DB?

Use black text. Black on #EEC9DB has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC9DB?

Its complementary colour is #C9EEDC, and analogous partners are #EEC9EE and #EECAC9.