#CAAEC1
Thistle · light warm pink
About #CAAEC1
#CAAEC1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECAB7 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CAAEC1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CAAEC1
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CAAEC1?
#CAAEC1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CAAEC1?
Use black text. Black on #CAAEC1 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAAEC1?
Its complementary colour is #AECAB7, and analogous partners are #C5AECA and #CAAEB3.