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#EEC9DD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EEC9DD

With the hex code #EEC9DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 79% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% 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 6.9 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9EEDA, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green201
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #EEC9DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DD.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DD.
14.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC9DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC9DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3C9D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC9DD?

With the hex code #EEC9DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 79% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC9DD?

Use black text. Black on #EEC9DD has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC9DD?

Its complementary colour is #C9EEDA, and analogous partners are #EDC9EE and #EEC9CA.