#E6B8C2 · Thistle

Click to copy

#E6B8C2 is a light, moderately saturated purple color, closest to Thistle and near Thistle and Baby Pink. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 4°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #E6B8C2 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

Color codes click to copy

HEX#E6B8C2
RGBrgb(230, 184, 194)
HSLhsl(347, 48%, 81%)
CMYK0, 20, 16, 10
CSS var--thistle
Contrast1.75:1 white · 12:1 black

Similar named colors

Thistle #D8BFD8Baby Pink #F4C2C2Pink #FFC0CBMelon #FEBAADBubblegum #FFC1CC

How to use #E6B8C2

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E6B8C2 (12:1); white text does not (1.75:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E6B8C2 with its analogous neighbors #E6B7D9 and #E6C4B7; for contrast use its complement #B7E6DC as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--thistle: #E6B8C2;

Shades & tints

#2E2527#5C4A4E#8A6E74#B8939B#E6B8C2#EBC6CE#F0D4DA#F5E3E7#FAF1F3

Color harmonies for #E6B8C2

Complementary

#E6B8C2#B7E6DC

Analogous

#E6B8C2#E6B7D9#E6C4B7

Triadic

#E6B8C2#C1E6B7#B7C1E6

Split complementary

#E6B8C2#B7E6C4#B7D9E6

Tetradic

#E6B8C2#D9E6B7#B7E6DC#C4B7E6

Palettes with #E6B8C2