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#EBC8DC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBC8DC

#EBC8DC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8EBD7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green200
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #EBC8DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC8DC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC8DC.
13.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC8DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC8DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACEDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0C8CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC8DC?

#EBC8DC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC8DC?

Use black text. Black on #EBC8DC has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC8DC?

Its complementary colour is #C8EBD7, and analogous partners are #E8C8EB and #EBC8CB.