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#EBBFD3

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EBBFD3

#EBBFD3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFEBD7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green191
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #EBBFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBBFD3.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBBFD3.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBBFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBBFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C7D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCED2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2BEC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBBFD3?

#EBBFD3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBBFD3?

Use black text. Black on #EBBFD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBBFD3?

Its complementary colour is #BFEBD7, and analogous partners are #EBBFE9 and #EBC1BF.