#EABDEC
Lilac · light cool pink
About #EABDEC
#EABDEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFECBD — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #EABDEC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EABDEC
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How #EABDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EABDEC?
#EABDEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EABDEC?
Use black text. Black on #EABDEC has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EABDEC?
Its complementary colour is #BFECBD, and analogous partners are #D3BDEC and #ECBDD7.