#EEDBF1
Lavender · very light cool pink
About #EEDBF1
#EEDBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEF1DB — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDBF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.04:1, 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 #EEDBF1?
#EEDBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EEDBF1?
Use black text. Black on #EEDBF1 has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDBF1?
Its complementary colour is #DEF1DB, and analogous partners are #E3DBF1 and #F1DBE9.