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#EAAFEA

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #EAAFEA

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

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 9.5), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFEAAF (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 11.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green175
Blue234

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.5
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #EAAFEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #EAAFEA.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #EAAFEA.
11.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EAAFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABBEEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9C5E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEB4C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAAFEA?

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

›What text colour should I use on #EAAFEA?

Use black text. Black on #EAAFEA has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAAFEA?

Its complementary colour is #AFEAAF, and analogous partners are #CDAFEA and #EAAFCD.