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#ECDAE4

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #ECDAE4

#ECDAE4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAECE2 (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 15.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green218
Blue228

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #ECDAE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDAE4.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDAE4.
15.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDAE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDAE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDDE4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE0E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDAE4?

#ECDAE4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDAE4?

Use black text. Black on #ECDAE4 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDAE4?

Its complementary colour is #DAECE2, and analogous partners are #EBDAEC and #ECDADB.