Thistle

#e6cae7

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Thistle is a light pink, relaxed and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #e6cae7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6cae7

RGB230, 202, 231

HSL298, 38%, 85%

HSV298, 13%, 91%

CMYK0%, 13%, 0%, 9%

Lab84.4, 14.83, -10.71

XYZ68.18, 64.83, 84.52

Decimal15125223

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone531 C

Shades of thistle

#d9aeda #cc93ce #bf77c1 #b25bb5 #9d48a0 #813c84 #662f68 #4b234c #301631 #150a15

Tints of thistle

#e8cee9 #ead2eb #ecd6ed #eedaee #f0def0 #f2e2f2 #f3e6f4 #f5ebf6 #f7eff8 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#cbe7ca Analogous#d7cae7 Analogous#e7cada Triadic#e7e6ca Triadic#cae7e6 Split complementary#dae7ca Split complementary#cae7d8

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6cae7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 0 9

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 4 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #e6cae7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6cae7; }
.text { color: #e6cae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cae7; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e6cae7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6cae7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e6cae7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e6cae7 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e6cae7 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.