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#D0AECD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D0AECD

#D0AECD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AED0B1 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0AECD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green174
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #D0AECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0AECD.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0AECD.
10.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0AECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0AECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B0B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0AECD?

#D0AECD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0AECD?

Use black text. Black on #D0AECD has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0AECD?

Its complementary colour is #AED0B1, and analogous partners are #C2AED0 and #D0AEBC.