#EDBCED
Lilac · light warm pink
About #EDBCED
#EDBCED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 12.5); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCEDBC — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #EDBCED for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDBCED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDBCED?
#EDBCED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDBCED?
Use black text. Black on #EDBCED has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDBCED?
Its complementary colour is #BCEDBC, and analogous partners are #D5BCED and #EDBCD5.