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#EDD2E1

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EDD2E1

With the hex code #EDD2E1, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2EDDE, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green210
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #EDD2E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDD2E1.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDD2E1.
14.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD2E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD2E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D7E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DBE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D2D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD2E1?

With the hex code #EDD2E1, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD2E1?

Use black text. Black on #EDD2E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD2E1?

Its complementary colour is #D2EDDE, and analogous partners are #ECD2ED and #EDD2D3.