#EBC5DD
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EBC5DD
#EBC5DD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 77% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.8); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5EBD3 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBC5DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EBC5DD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #EBC5DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBC5DD?
#EBC5DD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 77% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBC5DD?
Use black text. Black on #EBC5DD has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBC5DD?
Its complementary colour is #C5EBD3, and analogous partners are #E6C5EB and #EBC5CA.