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#EECDE0

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECDE0

#EECDE0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDEEDB (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green205
Blue224

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #EECDE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDE0.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDE0.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECDE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECDE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D8DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CDD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECDE0?

#EECDE0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EECDE0?

Use black text. Black on #EECDE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECDE0?

Its complementary colour is #CDEEDB, and analogous partners are #ECCDEE and #EECDD0.