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#EEB2D9

Lilac · light warm pink

About #EEB2D9

With the hex code #EEB2D9, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 70% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2EEC7, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green178
Blue217

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #EEB2D9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EEB2D9.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EEB2D9.
12.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEB2D9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEB2D9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4BEDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C7D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5B3BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEB2D9?

With the hex code #EEB2D9, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 70% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEB2D9?

Use black text. Black on #EEB2D9 has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEB2D9?

Its complementary colour is #B2EEC7, and analogous partners are #E5B2EE and #EEB2BB.