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#EECDE3

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECDE3

#EECDE3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.5), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDEED8 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green205
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #EECDE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDE3.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDE3.
14.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECDE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECDE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D8E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CED4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECDE3?

#EECDE3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EECDE3?

Use black text. Black on #EECDE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECDE3?

Its complementary colour is #CDEED8, and analogous partners are #E9CDEE and #EECDD3.