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#EAD0DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAD0DF

#EAD0DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 8.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0EADB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD0DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green208
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #EAD0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0DF.
14.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D5E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D8DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED0D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0DF?

#EAD0DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0DF?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0DF has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0DF?

Its complementary colour is #D0EADB, and analogous partners are #E8D0EA and #EAD0D2.