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#E6CBDA

#e6cbda ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e6cbda is a color from the rose family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.61% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.74% magenta, 5.22% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 35.06% saturation and 84.9% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.646

Complementary

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #cbe6d7

Split complementary

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #cce6cb
  3. #cbe6e4

Analogous

  1. #e4cbe6
  2. #e6cbda
  3. #e6cbcc

Triadic

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #dae6cb
  3. #cbdae6

Tetradic

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #e6d7cb
  3. #cbe6d7
  4. #cbdae6

Square

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #e6e4cb
  3. #cbe6d7
  4. #cbcce6

Monochromatic

  1. #b46490
  2. #cd97b5
  3. #e6cbda
  4. #f8f1f5
  5. #f8f1f5

Shades

#e6cbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #cfb7c4
  3. #b8a2ae
  4. #a18e99
  5. #8a7a83
  6. #73666d
  7. #5c5157
  8. #453d41
  9. #2e292c
  10. #171416
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6cbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #e9d0de
  3. #ebd5e1
  4. #eedbe5
  5. #f0e0e9
  6. #f3e5ed
  7. #f5eaf0
  8. #f8eff4
  9. #faf5f8
  10. #fdfafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6cbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6cbda
  2. #dcc4d1
  3. #d2bcc8
  4. #c7b5bf
  5. #bdadb6
  6. #b3a6ad
  7. #a99ea4
  8. #9f979b
  9. #948f92
  10. #8a8889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacfd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd0db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d4d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacbd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ceda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad0da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cbd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6cbda {
  color: #e6cbda;
}
Background
.bg-e6cbda {
  background-color: #e6cbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6cbda {
  border: 2px solid #e6cbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6cbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 203 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 35% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6cbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6cbda, #e6cbcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6cbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 203 218 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.59 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.37 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 5.99 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 8.60 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 9.05 #ffe4e1 Misty Rose ΔE 9.10 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 9.26 #193425 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e6cbda  rgb(230, 203, 218)  hsl(327, 35%, 85%)  Thistle
#cbe6d7  rgb(203, 230, 215)  hsl(147, 35%, 85%)  Honeydew
#dae6cb  rgb(218, 230, 203)  hsl(87, 35%, 85%)  Beige
#cbdae6  rgb(203, 218, 230)  hsl(207, 35%, 85%)  Pale Aqua