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#ECC5F3

#ECC5F3 is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 77.3% green, and 95.3% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 66% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ECC5F3 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ECC5F3
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #ECC5F3

What color is #ECC5F3?

#ECC5F3 is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 77.3% green, and 95.3% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 66% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ECC5F3 in RGB?

#ECC5F3 is rgb(236, 197, 243): 236 red, 197 green, and 243 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ECC5F3 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(3, 19, 0, 5). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ECC5F3?

PANTONE 243 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ECC5F3?

Its complement #B6DCAF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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