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#EBD7E7

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EBD7E7

With the hex code #EBD7E7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7EBDB, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green215
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #EBD7E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD7E7.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD7E7.
15.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD7E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD7E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DBE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDEE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD8DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD7E7?

With the hex code #EBD7E7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD7E7?

Use black text. Black on #EBD7E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD7E7?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBDB, and analogous partners are #E5D7EB and #EBD7DD.