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#EAD0DD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAD0DD

With the hex code #EAD0DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0EADD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green208
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #EAD0DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DD.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D5DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D8DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED0D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0DD?

With the hex code #EAD0DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0DD?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0DD has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0DD?

Its complementary colour is #D0EADD, and analogous partners are #EAD0EA and #EAD0D0.