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#EAC8D7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAC8D7

#EAC8D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 78% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.4), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8EADB (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 — 13.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green200
Blue215

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #EAC8D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC8D7.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC8D7.
13.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAC8D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAC8D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCED8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D3D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC7CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAC8D7?

#EAC8D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 78% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAC8D7?

Use black text. Black on #EAC8D7 has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAC8D7?

Its complementary colour is #C8EADB, and analogous partners are #EAC8E8 and #EACAC8.