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#EECEE6

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECEE6

#EECEE6 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEEED6 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EECEE6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red238
Green206
Blue230

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #EECEE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE6.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEE6.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECEE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECEE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED4E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D9E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CFD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECEE6?

#EECEE6 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EECEE6?

Use black text. Black on #EECEE6 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECEE6?

Its complementary colour is #CEEED6, and analogous partners are #E6CEEE and #EECED6.