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#EAAFCD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #EAAFCD

#EAAFCD is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 69% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.3); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFEACC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #EAAFCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green175
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #EAAFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EAAFCD.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EAAFCD.
11.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EAAFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3BACE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C3CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2AEB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAAFCD?

#EAAFCD is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 69% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAAFCD?

Use black text. Black on #EAAFCD has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAAFCD?

Its complementary colour is #AFEACC, and analogous partners are #E9AFEA and #EAAFB0.