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#CEAEC4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEAEC4

With the hex code #CEAEC4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECEB8, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green174
Blue196

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #CEAEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEAEC4.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEAEC4.
10.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEAEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEAEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB4C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B9C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2AFB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAEC4?

With the hex code #CEAEC4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAEC4?

Use black text. Black on #CEAEC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAEC4?

Its complementary colour is #AECEB8, and analogous partners are #C8AECE and #CEAEB4.