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#EEDBEA

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EEDBEA

#EEDBEA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBEEDF (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 15.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green219
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #EEDBEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDBEA.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDBEA.
15.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEDBEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDFEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE1E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DCE0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDBEA?

#EEDBEA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDBEA?

Use black text. Black on #EEDBEA has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDBEA?

Its complementary colour is #DBEEDF, and analogous partners are #E9DBEE and #EEDBE0.