#EAC2ED
Thistle · very light cool pink
About #EAC2ED
#EAC2ED is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5EDC2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAC2ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EAC2ED?
#EAC2ED is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EAC2ED?
Use black text. Black on #EAC2ED has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EAC2ED?
Its complementary colour is #C5EDC2, and analogous partners are #D5C2ED and #EDC2DB.