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#EEDCE6

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EEDCE6

#EEDCE6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 90% 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 8.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCEEE4 (off white), 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 16.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green220
Blue230

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #EEDCE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDCE6.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDCE6.
16.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEDCE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEDCE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDFE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E2E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DCDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDCE6?

#EEDCE6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 90% 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 #EEDCE6?

Use black text. Black on #EEDCE6 has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDCE6?

Its complementary colour is #DCEEE4, and analogous partners are #EDDCEE and #EEDCDD.