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#EECEE3

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECEE3

#EECEE3 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEEED9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EECEE3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red238
Green206
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #EECEE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE3.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE3.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECEE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECEE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D9E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CFD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECEE3?

#EECEE3 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EECEE3?

Use black text. Black on #EECEE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECEE3?

Its complementary colour is #CEEED9, and analogous partners are #E9CEEE and #EECED3.