#EACADE
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EACADE
#EACADE 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 5.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAEAD6 (pale mint), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EACADE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #EACADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EACADE?
#EACADE 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 #EACADE?
Use black text. Black on #EACADE has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EACADE?
Its complementary colour is #CAEAD6, and analogous partners are #E6CAEA and #EACACE.