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#EABFE9

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EABFE9

#EABFE9 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 75% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.1), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFEAC0 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green191
Blue233

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #EABFE9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EABFE9.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EABFE9.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EABFE9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EABFE9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC9EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CEE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDC2CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EABFE9?

#EABFE9 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 75% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EABFE9?

Use black text. Black on #EABFE9 has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EABFE9?

Its complementary colour is #BFEAC0, and analogous partners are #D5BFEA and #EABFD3.