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#EECEEA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EECEEA

With the hex code #EECEEA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% 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 6.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEEED2, 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 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green206
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #EECEEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEEA.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECEEA.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EECEEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD5EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D9E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECEEA?

With the hex code #EECEEA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EECEEA?

Use black text. Black on #EECEEA has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECEEA?

Its complementary colour is #CEEED2, and analogous partners are #E2CEEE and #EECEDA.