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#EBD7E5

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EBD7E5

#EBD7E5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7EBDD (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green215
Blue229

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #EBD7E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD7E5.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD7E5.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD7E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD7E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DBE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDEE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD7DB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD7E5?

#EBD7E5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD7E5?

Use black text. Black on #EBD7E5 has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD7E5?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBDD, and analogous partners are #E7D7EB and #EBD7DB.