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#DAAEC8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DAAEC8

#DAAEC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 68% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 8.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEDAC0 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green174
Blue200

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DAAEC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DAAEC8.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DAAEC8.
10.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAAEC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAAEC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B6C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABDC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0AEB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAAEC8?

#DAAEC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 68% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAAEC8?

Use black text. Black on #DAAEC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAAEC8?

Its complementary colour is #AEDAC0, and analogous partners are #D6AEDA and #DAAEB2.