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#EAC9DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EAC9DF

#EAC9DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 79% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.4), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9EAD4 (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 — 13.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green201
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #EAC9DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC9DF.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC9DF.
13.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAC9DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAC9DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACFE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D4DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EECAD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAC9DF?

#EAC9DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 79% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAC9DF?

Use black text. Black on #EAC9DF has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAC9DF?

Its complementary colour is #C9EAD4, and analogous partners are #E5C9EA and #EAC9CF.