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#EEDAE5

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EEDAE5

#EEDAE5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAEEE3 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green218
Blue229

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #EEDAE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAE5.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAE5.
15.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEDAE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEDAE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDEE5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE0E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DADE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDAE5?

#EEDAE5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDAE5?

Use black text. Black on #EEDAE5 has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDAE5?

Its complementary colour is #DAEEE3, and analogous partners are #EDDAEE and #EEDADB.