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#EDD7E2

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EDD7E2

With the hex code #EDD7E2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7EDE2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green215
Blue226

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #EDD7E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EDD7E2.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EDD7E2.
15.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD7E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD7E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DBE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDEE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D7DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD7E2?

With the hex code #EDD7E2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD7E2?

Use black text. Black on #EDD7E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD7E2?

Its complementary colour is #D7EDE2, and analogous partners are #EDD7ED and #EDD7D7.