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#EBD4E3

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBD4E3

#EBD4E3 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4EBDC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD4E3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green212
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #EBD4E3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD4E3.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD4E3.
15.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD4E3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD4E3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D8E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DBE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD4E3?

#EBD4E3 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD4E3?

Use black text. Black on #EBD4E3 has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD4E3?

Its complementary colour is #D4EBDC, and analogous partners are #E8D4EB and #EBD4D8.