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#EBC5DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBC5DF

#EBC5DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 77% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5EBD1 (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 — 13.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green197
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #EBC5DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC5DF.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC5DF.
13.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC5DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC5DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CDE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED2DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0C6CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC5DF?

#EBC5DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 77% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC5DF?

Use black text. Black on #EBC5DF has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC5DF?

Its complementary colour is #C5EBD1, and analogous partners are #E4C5EB and #EBC5CC.