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#EAC4E5

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAC4E5

#EAC4E5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 77% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4EAC9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAC4E5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green196
Blue229

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EAC4E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC4E5.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC4E5.
13.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAC4E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAC4E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CCE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD1E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDC6CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAC4E5?

#EAC4E5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 77% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAC4E5?

Use black text. Black on #EAC4E5 has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAC4E5?

Its complementary colour is #C4EAC9, and analogous partners are #DCC4EA and #EAC4D2.