#CEAEC3
Thistle · light warm pink
About #CEAEC3
#CEAEC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECEB9 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CEAEC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEAEC3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEAEC3?
#CEAEC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CEAEC3?
Use black text. Black on #CEAEC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEAEC3?
Its complementary colour is #AECEB9, and analogous partners are #C9AECE and #CEAEB3.