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#EAD0EA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAD0EA

#EAD0EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0EAD0 (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 14.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green208
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #EAD0EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0EA.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0EA.
14.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD6EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D9E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD2D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0EA?

#EAD0EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0EA?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0EA has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0EA?

Its complementary colour is #D0EAD0, and analogous partners are #DDD0EA and #EAD0DD.