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#EAC4DA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAC4DA

With the hex code #EAC4DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 77% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4EAD4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green196
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #EAC4DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC4DA.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC4DA.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAC4DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAC4DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CBDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC4CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAC4DA?

With the hex code #EAC4DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 77% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAC4DA?

Use black text. Black on #EAC4DA has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAC4DA?

Its complementary colour is #C4EAD4, and analogous partners are #E7C4EA and #EAC4C7.