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#CEAFCE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CEAFCE

#CEAFCE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCEAF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEAFCE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green175
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #CEAFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEAFCE.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEAFCE.
10.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEAFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB6CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B1B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAFCE?

#CEAFCE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAFCE?

Use black text. Black on #CEAFCE has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAFCE?

Its complementary colour is #AFCEAF, and analogous partners are #BFAFCE and #CEAFBF.