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#E8A4E1 closest to Candy Floss

#E8A4E1 is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 91.0% red, 64.3% green and 88.2% blue (rgb(232, 164, 225)). Its HSL value is 306° hue, 60% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. #E8A4E1 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.83:1.

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Variations of #E8A4E1

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E8A4E1 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E8A4E1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E8A4E1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2BDDF
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B4E3
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B1E2
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2BDDF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4B5E0
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EDA8BA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EBA6D0
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7B5C5

#E8A4E1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#E8A4E1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.83:1 Very good#E8A4E1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E8A4E1 in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #E8A4E1; }
.background { background-color: #E8A4E1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E8A4E1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(232 164 225);
color: hsl(306 60% 78%);
color: oklch(0.803 0.112 330.1);

#E8A4E1 FAQ

What color is #E8A4E1?

#E8A4E1 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Candy Floss. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E8A4E1?

#E8A4E1 is rgb(232, 164, 225) in RGB, hsl(306, 60%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E8A4E1?

The complementary color of #E8A4E1 is #A4E8AB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E8A4E1?

Black text has the best contrast on #E8A4E1: 10.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E8A4E1 a warm or cool color?

#E8A4E1 is a warm color.