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#EDBBD4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EDBBD4

With the hex code #EDBBD4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 73% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBEDD4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green187
Blue212

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #EDBBD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBBD4.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBBD4.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDBBD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDBBD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC4D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACCD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BAC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBBD4?

With the hex code #EDBBD4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 73% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBBD4?

Use black text. Black on #EDBBD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBBD4?

Its complementary colour is #BBEDD4, and analogous partners are #EDBBED and #EDBBBB.