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#E8A4E5 closest to Candy Floss

#E8A4E5 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 89.8% blue (rgb(232, 164, 229)). Its HSL value is 303° hue, 60% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black. #E8A4E5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.87:1.

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Variations of #E8A4E5

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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#E8A4E5 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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#E8A4E5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E8A4E5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1BEE3
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B5E8
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B2E6
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1BEE3
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3B6E4
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EDA9BB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EBA6D3
  • 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 #C7B5C6

#E8A4E5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#E8A4E5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.87:1 Very good#E8A4E5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E8A4E5 in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #E8A4E5; }
.background { background-color: #E8A4E5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E8A4E5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(232 164 229);
color: hsl(303 60% 78%);
color: oklch(0.804 0.116 328.1);

#E8A4E5 FAQ

What color is #E8A4E5?

#E8A4E5 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Candy Floss. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E8A4E5?

#E8A4E5 is rgb(232, 164, 229) in RGB, hsl(303, 60%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 1%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E8A4E5?

The complementary color of #E8A4E5 is #A4E8A7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E8A4E5?

Black text has the best contrast on #E8A4E5: 10.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E8A4E5 a warm or cool color?

#E8A4E5 is a cool color.