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#EBC5DE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBC5DE

With the hex code #EBC5DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 77% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5EBD2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green197
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #EBC5DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC5DE.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC5DE.
13.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC5DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC5DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CCDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED2DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0C6CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC5DE?

With the hex code #EBC5DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 77% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC5DE?

Use black text. Black on #EBC5DE has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC5DE?

Its complementary colour is #C5EBD2, and analogous partners are #E5C5EB and #EBC5CB.