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#EBB7CE

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #EBB7CE

With the hex code #EBB7CE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 72% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bubblegum — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7EBD4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green183
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #EBB7CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB7CE.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EBB7CE.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBB7CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBB7CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3B6BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBB7CE?

With the hex code #EBB7CE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 72% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBB7CE?

Use black text. Black on #EBB7CE has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBB7CE?

Its complementary colour is #B7EBD4, and analogous partners are #EBB7E8 and #EBBAB7.