#E9BBD4
Thistle · light warm pink
About #E9BBD4
#E9BBD4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBE9D0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #E9BBD4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E9BBD4?
#E9BBD4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9BBD4?
Use black text. Black on #E9BBD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9BBD4?
Its complementary colour is #BBE9D0, and analogous partners are #E7BBE9 and #E9BBBD.