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#EEDAE8

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EEDAE8

#EEDAE8 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAEEE0 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green218
Blue232

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #EEDAE8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAE8.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAE8.
15.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEDAE8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEDAE8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADEE9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE1E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DADE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDAE8?

#EEDAE8 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDAE8?

Use black text. Black on #EEDAE8 has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDAE8?

Its complementary colour is #DAEEE0, and analogous partners are #EADAEE and #EEDADE.