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#EACEEA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EACEEA

#EACEEA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 81% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEEACE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EACEEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green206
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #EACEEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEA.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEA.
14.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACEEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD4EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D8E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACEEA?

#EACEEA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 81% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EACEEA?

Use black text. Black on #EACEEA has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACEEA?

Its complementary colour is #CEEACE, and analogous partners are #DCCEEA and #EACEDC.