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#E4D0DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E4D0DF

#E4D0DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0E4D5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4D0DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red228
Green208
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E4D0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4D0DF.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4D0DF.
14.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4D0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4D0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D4E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D7DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6D1D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4D0DF?

#E4D0DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4D0DF?

Use black text. Black on #E4D0DF has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4D0DF?

Its complementary colour is #D0E4D5, and analogous partners are #DFD0E4 and #E4D0D5.