#DCAFE4
Wisteria · light cool pink
About #DCAFE4
#DCAFE4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 69% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7E4AF — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DCAFE4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCAFE4?
#DCAFE4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 69% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCAFE4?
Use black text. Black on #DCAFE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCAFE4?
Its complementary colour is #B7E4AF, and analogous partners are #C2AFE4 and #E4AFD2.