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#EBC4E3

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBC4E3

#EBC4E3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 77% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4EBCC (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green196
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #EBC4E3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC4E3.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC4E3.
13.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC4E3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC4E3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CCE4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD1E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC6CE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC4E3?

#EBC4E3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 77% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC4E3?

Use black text. Black on #EBC4E3 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC4E3?

Its complementary colour is #C4EBCC, and analogous partners are #E0C4EB and #EBC4D0.