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#D0AECE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D0AECE

With the hex code #D0AECE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% 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 5.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AED0B0, 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 10.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green174
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #D0AECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0AECE.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0AECE.
10.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0AECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0AECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB6CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B0B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0AECE?

With the hex code #D0AECE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0AECE?

Use black text. Black on #D0AECE has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0AECE?

Its complementary colour is #AED0B0, and analogous partners are #C1AED0 and #D0AEBD.