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#EAD3E2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAD3E2

#EAD3E2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3EADB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD3E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green211
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #EAD3E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD3E2.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD3E2.
14.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD3E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD3E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D7E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DAE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD3D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD3E2?

#EAD3E2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD3E2?

Use black text. Black on #EAD3E2 has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD3E2?

Its complementary colour is #D3EADB, and analogous partners are #E6D3EA and #EAD3D7.