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#EEE7ED

Snow · very light neutral

About #EEE7ED

#EEE7ED is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 91% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Snow (ΔE 7.1), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7EEE8 (off white), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green231
Blue237

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 7.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #EEE7ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #EEE7ED.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #EEE7ED.
17.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE7ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE7ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E8ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E9ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE7E9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE7ED?

#EEE7ED is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 91% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE7ED?

Use black text. Black on #EEE7ED has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE7ED?

Its complementary colour is #E7EEE8, and analogous partners are #ECE7EE and #EEE7EA.