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#EABCD0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EABCD0

With the hex code #EABCD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCEAD6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green188
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #EABCD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EABCD0.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EABCD0.
12.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EABCD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EABCD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C4D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1BBC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EABCD0?

With the hex code #EABCD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EABCD0?

Use black text. Black on #EABCD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EABCD0?

Its complementary colour is #BCEAD6, and analogous partners are #EABCE7 and #EABFBC.