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#EED8F2

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EED8F2

With the hex code #EED8F2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCF2D8, 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 15.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green216
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #EED8F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED8F2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED8F2.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED8F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED8F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DDF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAE0F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDAE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED8F2?

With the hex code #EED8F2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EED8F2?

Use black text. Black on #EED8F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED8F2?

Its complementary colour is #DCF2D8, and analogous partners are #E1D8F2 and #F2D8E9.