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#EACEEE

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EACEEE

With the hex code #EACEEE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2EECE, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green206
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #EACEEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEE.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEE.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACEEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD5EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACEEE?

With the hex code #EACEEE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EACEEE?

Use black text. Black on #EACEEE has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACEEE?

Its complementary colour is #D2EECE, and analogous partners are #DACEEE and #EECEE2.