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#EECEE4

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECEE4

With the hex code #EECEE4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% 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 6.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEEED8, 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 14.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green206
Blue228

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #EECEE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE4.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE4.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECEE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECEE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D9E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CFD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECEE4?

With the hex code #EECEE4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EECEE4?

Use black text. Black on #EECEE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECEE4?

Its complementary colour is #CEEED8, and analogous partners are #E8CEEE and #EECED4.