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#EAD0DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAD0DB

#EAD0DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0EADF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green208
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #EAD0DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DB.
14.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D4DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EECFD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0DB?

#EAD0DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0DB?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0DB has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0DB?

Its complementary colour is #D0EADF, and analogous partners are #EAD0E8 and #EAD2D0.