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#EECDE2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECDE2

With the hex code #EECDE2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% 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 6.7 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDEED9, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green205
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #EECDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDE2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDE2.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D8E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CDD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECDE2?

With the hex code #EECDE2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EECDE2?

Use black text. Black on #EECDE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECDE2?

Its complementary colour is #CDEED9, and analogous partners are #EACDEE and #EECDD2.