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#EECDDF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECDDF

With the hex code #EECDDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% 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 7.3 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDEEDC, 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 — 14.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green205
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #EECDDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDDF.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDDF.
14.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EECDDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD3E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D8DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CDD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECDDF?

With the hex code #EECDDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EECDDF?

Use black text. Black on #EECDDF has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECDDF?

Its complementary colour is #CDEEDC, and analogous partners are #ECCDEE and #EECDCF.