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#EABACE

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #EABACE

#EABACE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 73% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.3); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAEAD6 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #EABACE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green186
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #EABACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EABACE.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EABACE.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EABACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CACD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2B9C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EABACE?

#EABACE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 73% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EABACE?

Use black text. Black on #EABACE has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EABACE?

Its complementary colour is #BAEAD6, and analogous partners are #EABAE6 and #EABEBA.