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#E7D0DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E7D0DF

#E7D0DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0E7D8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7D0DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red231
Green208
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #E7D0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7D0DF.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7D0DF.
14.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7D0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7D0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D4E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D7DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD0D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7D0DF?

#E7D0DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7D0DF?

Use black text. Black on #E7D0DF has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7D0DF?

Its complementary colour is #D0E7D8, and analogous partners are #E3D0E7 and #E7D0D4.