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#EBBBD9

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EBBBD9

With the hex code #EBBBD9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 73% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBEBCD, 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 — 12.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green187
Blue217

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #EBBBD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBBBD9.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBBBD9.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBBBD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBBBD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC4DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CBD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1BBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBBBD9?

With the hex code #EBBBD9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 73% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBBBD9?

Use black text. Black on #EBBBD9 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBBBD9?

Its complementary colour is #BBEBCD, and analogous partners are #E5BBEB and #EBBBC1.