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#D0AECB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D0AECB

With the hex code #D0AECB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AED0B3, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green174
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #D0AECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0AECB.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0AECB.
10.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0AECB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0AECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB5CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BACA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B0B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0AECB?

With the hex code #D0AECB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0AECB?

Use black text. Black on #D0AECB has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0AECB?

Its complementary colour is #AED0B3, and analogous partners are #C4AED0 and #D0AEBA.