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#EBB4CB

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #EBB4CB

With the hex code #EBB4CB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 71% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bubblegum — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4EBD4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green180
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.7
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #EBB4CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB4CB.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB4CB.
11.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBB4CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBB4CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4B2BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBB4CB?

With the hex code #EBB4CB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 71% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBB4CB?

Use black text. Black on #EBB4CB has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBB4CB?

Its complementary colour is #B4EBD4, and analogous partners are #EBB4E6 and #EBB9B4.