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#EED0DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EED0DF

With the hex code #EED0DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0EEDF, 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 — 14.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green208
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #EED0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED0DF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED0DF.
14.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D5E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DADE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D0D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED0DF?

With the hex code #EED0DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EED0DF?

Use black text. Black on #EED0DF has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED0DF?

Its complementary colour is #D0EEDF, and analogous partners are #EED0EE and #EED0D0.