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#EBD4E2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBD4E2

#EBD4E2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4EBDD (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 15.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green212
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #EBD4E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD4E2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD4E2.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD4E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD4E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D8E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED4D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD4E2?

#EBD4E2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD4E2?

Use black text. Black on #EBD4E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD4E2?

Its complementary colour is #D4EBDD, and analogous partners are #E9D4EB and #EBD4D7.