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#EBB7CD

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #EBB7CD

#EBB7CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 72% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.4); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7EBD5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #EBB7CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green183
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #EBB7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB7CD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB7CD.
12.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBB7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBB7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3B6BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBB7CD?

#EBB7CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 72% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBB7CD?

Use black text. Black on #EBB7CD has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBB7CD?

Its complementary colour is #B7EBD5, and analogous partners are #EBB7E7 and #EBBBB7.