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#EABFEA

Lilac · very light warm pink

About #EABFEA

#EABFEA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 75% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFEABF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EABFEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green191
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #EABFEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EABFEA.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EABFEA.
13.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EABFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CEE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDC2CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EABFEA?

#EABFEA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 75% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EABFEA?

Use black text. Black on #EABFEA has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EABFEA?

Its complementary colour is #BFEABF, and analogous partners are #D4BFEA and #EABFD4.