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#EAD0DC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAD0DC

#EAD0DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0EADE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD0DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green208
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #EAD0DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DC.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D4DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D8DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED0D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0DC?

#EAD0DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0DC?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0DC has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0DC?

Its complementary colour is #D0EADE, and analogous partners are #EAD0E9 and #EAD1D0.