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#EECEE2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECEE2

#EECEE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEEEDA (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 14.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green206
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #EECEE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE2.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECEE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECEE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D9E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CED5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECEE2?

#EECEE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EECEE2?

Use black text. Black on #EECEE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECEE2?

Its complementary colour is #CEEEDA, and analogous partners are #EACEEE and #EECED2.