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#E8CEDC

#e8cedc ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e8cedc is a color from the rose family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 80.78% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.21% magenta, 5.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 327.69°, with 36.11% saturation and 85.88% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.6647

Complementary

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #cee8da

Split complementary

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #cfe8ce
  3. #cee8e7

Analogous

  1. #e7cee8
  2. #e8cedc
  3. #e8cecf

Triadic

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #dce8ce
  3. #cedce8

Tetradic

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #e8dace
  3. #cee8da
  4. #cedce8

Square

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #e8e7ce
  3. #cee8da
  4. #cecfe8

Monochromatic

  1. #b76692
  2. #d09ab7
  3. #e8cedc
  4. #f8f1f5
  5. #f8f1f5

Shades

#e8cedc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #d1b9c6
  3. #baa5b0
  4. #a2909a
  5. #8b7c84
  6. #74676e
  7. #5d5258
  8. #463e42
  9. #2e292c
  10. #171516
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8cedc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #ead3e0
  3. #edd8e3
  4. #efdde7
  5. #f1e2ea
  6. #f4e7ee
  7. #f6ebf1
  8. #f8f0f5
  9. #faf5f8
  10. #fdfafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8cedc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8cedc
  2. #dec6d3
  3. #d3beca
  4. #c9b7c0
  5. #beafb7
  6. #b4a7ae
  7. #aa9fa5
  8. #9f979c
  9. #959092
  10. #8a8889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd2d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd3dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5d6db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecced3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad1dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddd3dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaced6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8cedc {
  color: #e8cedc;
}
Background
.bg-e8cedc {
  background-color: #e8cedc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8cedc {
  border: 2px solid #e8cedc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8cedc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 206 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 36% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8cedc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8cedc, #e8cecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8cedc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 206 220 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.35 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 5.44 #ffe4e1 Misty Rose ΔE 8.43 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 8.71 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 8.75 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 9.34 #173123 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e8cedc  rgb(232, 206, 220)  hsl(328, 36%, 86%)  Thistle
#cee8da  rgb(206, 232, 218)  hsl(148, 36%, 86%)  Honeydew
#dce8ce  rgb(220, 232, 206)  hsl(88, 36%, 86%)  Beige
#cedce8  rgb(206, 220, 232)  hsl(208, 36%, 86%)  Pale Aqua