#EBC8D9
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EBC8D9
#EBC8D9 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 78% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8EBDA (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 — 13.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBC8D9?
#EBC8D9 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 78% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBC8D9?
Use black text. Black on #EBC8D9 has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBC8D9?
Its complementary colour is #C8EBDA, and analogous partners are #EBC8EA and #EBC9C8.