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#EACEEF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EACEEF

#EACEEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3EFCE (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 — 14.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green206
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #EACEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEF.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD5F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACEEF?

#EACEEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EACEEF?

Use black text. Black on #EACEEF has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACEEF?

Its complementary colour is #D3EFCE, and analogous partners are #D9CEEF and #EFCEE4.