#EEDAE9
Lavender · very light warm pink
About #EEDAE9
#EEDAE9 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.0); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAEEDF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDAE9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEDAE9?
#EEDAE9 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EEDAE9?
Use black text. Black on #EEDAE9 has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDAE9?
Its complementary colour is #DAEEDF, and analogous partners are #E9DAEE and #EEDADF.