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#EEC9DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EEC9DF

#EEC9DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 79% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.5); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9EED8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEC9DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green201
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EEC9DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC9DF.
14.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC9DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC9DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD0E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3C9D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC9DF?

#EEC9DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 79% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC9DF?

Use black text. Black on #EEC9DF has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC9DF?

Its complementary colour is #C9EED8, and analogous partners are #EBC9EE and #EEC9CC.