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#E4ABC6

Lilac · light warm pink

About #E4ABC6

With the hex code #E4ABC6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 67% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABE4C9, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green171
Blue198

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #E4ABC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4ABC6.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4ABC6.
10.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ABC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ABC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB6C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBEC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECAAB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ABC6?

With the hex code #E4ABC6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 67% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ABC6?

Use black text. Black on #E4ABC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ABC6?

Its complementary colour is #ABE4C9, and analogous partners are #E4ABE3 and #E4ACAB.