#EBBFD4
Thistle · light warm pink
About #EBBFD4
#EBBFD4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 75% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFEBD6 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #EBBFD4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBBFD4?
#EBBFD4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 75% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBBFD4?
Use black text. Black on #EBBFD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBBFD4?
Its complementary colour is #BFEBD6, and analogous partners are #EBBFEA and #EBC0BF.