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#EEDAE7

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EEDAE7

With the hex code #EEDAE7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAEEE1, 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 — 15.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green218
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #EEDAE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAE7.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAE7.
15.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEDAE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEDAE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADEE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE0E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DADE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDAE7?

With the hex code #EEDAE7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDAE7?

Use black text. Black on #EEDAE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDAE7?

Its complementary colour is #DAEEE1, and analogous partners are #EBDAEE and #EEDADD.