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#EAD4E1

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAD4E1

#EAD4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4EADD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD4E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green212
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #EAD4E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD4E1.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD4E1.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD4E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD4E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D8E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DBE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD4D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD4E1?

#EAD4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD4E1?

Use black text. Black on #EAD4E1 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD4E1?

Its complementary colour is #D4EADD, and analogous partners are #E8D4EA and #EAD4D6.