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#EDBBD3

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #EDBBD3

#EDBBD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 9.1); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBEDD5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #EDBBD3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green187
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #EDBBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EDBBD3.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EDBBD3.
12.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDBBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDBBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC4D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACCD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BAC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBBD3?

#EDBBD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBBD3?

Use black text. Black on #EDBBD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBBD3?

Its complementary colour is #BBEDD5, and analogous partners are #EDBBEC and #EDBCBB.