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#EACEC7

Oat · very light warm pink

About #EACEC7

With the hex code #EACEC7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Oat — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7E3EA, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green206
Blue199

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #EACEC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EACEC7.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EACEC7.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EACEC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EACEC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D1C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD6C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1CBCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACEC7?

With the hex code #EACEC7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EACEC7?

Use black text. Black on #EACEC7 has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACEC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7E3EA, and analogous partners are #EAC7D2 and #EAE0C7.