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#EAAFD2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #EAAFD2

#EAAFD2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 69% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFEAC7 (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 11.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green175
Blue210

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #EAAFD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EAAFD2.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EAAFD2.
11.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAAFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAAFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2BBD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C4D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2AFBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAAFD2?

#EAAFD2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 69% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAAFD2?

Use black text. Black on #EAAFD2 has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAAFD2?

Its complementary colour is #AFEAC7, and analogous partners are #E4AFEA and #EAAFB5.