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#EBBEDF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EBBEDF

With the hex code #EBBEDF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 75% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEEBCA, 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 — 12.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green190
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #EBBEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBBEDF.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBBEDF.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EBBEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC7E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CEDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0BFC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBBEDF?

With the hex code #EBBEDF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 75% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBBEDF?

Use black text. Black on #EBBEDF has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBBEDF?

Its complementary colour is #BEEBCA, and analogous partners are #E0BEEB and #EBBEC9.