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#EBC4E1

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBC4E1

#EBC4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 77% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4EBCE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBC4E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green196
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #EBC4E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC4E1.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC4E1.
13.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC4E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC4E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CCE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD1E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC5CE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC4E1?

#EBC4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 77% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC4E1?

Use black text. Black on #EBC4E1 has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC4E1?

Its complementary colour is #C4EBCE, and analogous partners are #E2C4EB and #EBC4CE.