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#EBD7E4

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EBD7E4

With the hex code #EBD7E4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7EBDE, 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 15.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green215
Blue228

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #EBD7E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD7E4.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD7E4.
15.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD7E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD7E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DBE5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDDE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED7DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD7E4?

With the hex code #EBD7E4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD7E4?

Use black text. Black on #EBD7E4 has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD7E4?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBDE, and analogous partners are #E8D7EB and #EBD7DA.