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#E4ADE0

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #E4ADE0

#E4ADE0 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 68% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 9.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADE4B1 (seafoam), 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 11.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green173
Blue224

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.6
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #E4ADE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4ADE0.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4ADE0.
11.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ADE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ADE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABBAE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7C1DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8B1BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ADE0?

#E4ADE0 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 68% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ADE0?

Use black text. Black on #E4ADE0 has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ADE0?

Its complementary colour is #ADE4B1, and analogous partners are #CDADE4 and #E4ADC5.