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#EACEDA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EACEDA

#EACEDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEEADE (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green206
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EACEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEDA.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEDA.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D3DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D7D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFCDD2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACEDA?

#EACEDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EACEDA?

Use black text. Black on #EACEDA has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACEDA?

Its complementary colour is #CEEADE, and analogous partners are #EACEE8 and #EAD0CE.