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#EBD5EC

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EBD5EC

With the hex code #EBD5EC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6ECD5, a pale mint 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 15.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green213
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #EBD5EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD5EC.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD5EC.
15.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD5EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD5EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DAED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD7DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD5EC?

With the hex code #EBD5EC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD5EC?

Use black text. Black on #EBD5EC has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD5EC?

Its complementary colour is #D6ECD5, and analogous partners are #DFD5EC and #ECD5E2.