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#E4AECE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #E4AECE

#E4AECE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 68% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 9.0); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEE4C4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #E4AECE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green174
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #E4AECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4AECE.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4AECE.
11.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4AECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4AECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B9CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC1CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBAEB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4AECE?

#E4AECE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 68% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4AECE?

Use black text. Black on #E4AECE has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4AECE?

Its complementary colour is #AEE4C4, and analogous partners are #DFAEE4 and #E4AEB3.