#EBBFE9
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EBBFE9
#EBBFE9 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 75% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFEBC1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBBFE9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.16:1, 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 #EBBFE9?
#EBBFE9 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 75% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBBFE9?
Use black text. Black on #EBBFE9 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBBFE9?
Its complementary colour is #BFEBC1, and analogous partners are #D7BFEB and #EBBFD3.