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#EBCDC4

Oat · very light warm pink

About #EBCDC4

With the hex code #EBCDC4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Oat — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4E2EB, a light blue 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 14.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green205
Blue196

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #EBCDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EBCDC4.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EBCDC4.
14.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBCDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBCDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D0C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD6C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3C9CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBCDC4?

With the hex code #EBCDC4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBCDC4?

Use black text. Black on #EBCDC4 has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBCDC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4E2EB, and analogous partners are #EBC4CF and #EBE1C4.