#EAAFAF
Melon · light warm pink
About #EAAFAF
#EAAFAF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 69% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Melon (ΔE 7.0); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFEAEA — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #EAAFAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.25:1, 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 #EAAFAF?
#EAAFAF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 69% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EAAFAF?
Use black text. Black on #EAAFAF has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EAAFAF?
Its complementary colour is #AFEAEA, and analogous partners are #EAAFCD and #EACDAF.