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#EED7EC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EED7EC

#EED7EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7EED9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EED7EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green215
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #EED7EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED7EC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED7EC.
15.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED7EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED7EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DCED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDFEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D8DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED7EC?

#EED7EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EED7EC?

Use black text. Black on #EED7EC has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED7EC?

Its complementary colour is #D7EED9, and analogous partners are #E4D7EE and #EED7E1.