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#EBD3DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBD3DF

With the hex code #EBD3DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3EBDF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green211
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #EBD3DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD3DF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD3DF.
14.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD3DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD3DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D7E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD3D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD3DF?

With the hex code #EBD3DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD3DF?

Use black text. Black on #EBD3DF has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD3DF?

Its complementary colour is #D3EBDF, and analogous partners are #EBD3EB and #EBD3D3.