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#EBB4CA

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #EBB4CA

#EBB4CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 71% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.3); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4EBD5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #EBB4CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green180
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.3
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #EBB4CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB4CA.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB4CA.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBB4CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBB4CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C6C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4B2BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBB4CA?

#EBB4CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 71% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBB4CA?

Use black text. Black on #EBB4CA has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBB4CA?

Its complementary colour is #B4EBD5, and analogous partners are #EBB4E6 and #EBBAB4.