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#E2B5CE

#e2b5ce ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e2b5ce is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 70.98% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.91% magenta, 8.85% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 43.69% saturation and 79.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.5367

Complementary

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #b5e2c9

Split complementary

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #b7e2b5
  3. #b5e2df

Analogous

  1. #dfb5e2
  2. #e2b5ce
  3. #e2b5b7

Triadic

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #cee2b5
  3. #b5cee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #e2c9b5
  3. #b5e2c9
  4. #b5cee2

Square

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #e2dfb5
  3. #b5e2c9
  4. #b5b7e2

Monochromatic

  1. #b64885
  2. #cc7eaa
  3. #e2b5ce
  4. #f8ecf2
  5. #f9f0f5

Shades

#e2b5ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #cba3b9
  3. #b591a5
  4. #9e7f90
  5. #886d7c
  6. #715b67
  7. #5a4852
  8. #44363e
  9. #2d2429
  10. #171215
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2b5ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #e5bcd3
  3. #e8c4d8
  4. #ebcbdd
  5. #eed3e2
  6. #f1dae7
  7. #f3e1eb
  8. #f6e9f0
  9. #f9f0f5
  10. #fcf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2b5ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2b5ce
  2. #d8b0c6
  3. #ceaabe
  4. #c5a5b7
  5. #bba0af
  6. #b19ba7
  7. #a7959f
  8. #9d9097
  9. #948b90
  10. #8a8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfbdc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c4cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8b5bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabacf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2b5ce {
  color: #e2b5ce;
}
Background
.bg-e2b5ce {
  background-color: #e2b5ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2b5ce {
  border: 2px solid #e2b5ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2b5ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 181 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 44% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2b5ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2b5ce, #e2b5b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2b5ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 181 206 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.56 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 5.92 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.08 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 7.54 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 7.59 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 7.76 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.04 #1d4a31 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e2b5ce  rgb(226, 181, 206)  hsl(327, 44%, 80%)  Thistle
#b5e2c9  rgb(181, 226, 201)  hsl(147, 44%, 80%)  Seafoam Green
#cee2b5  rgb(206, 226, 181)  hsl(87, 44%, 80%)  Tea Green
#b5cee2  rgb(181, 206, 226)  hsl(207, 44%, 80%)  Pale Aqua