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#EADEE8

Lavender · very light neutral

About #EADEE8

#EADEE8 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEEAE0 (off white), 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 16.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green222
Blue232

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #EADEE8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADEE8.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADEE8.
16.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADEE8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADEE8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE0E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E2E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBDFE1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADEE8?

#EADEE8 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EADEE8?

Use black text. Black on #EADEE8 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADEE8?

Its complementary colour is #DEEAE0, and analogous partners are #E6DEEA and #EADEE2.