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#EDBBD8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EDBBD8

#EDBBD8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBEDD0 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green187
Blue216

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #EDBBD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBBD8.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBBD8.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDBBD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDBBD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC5D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CCD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBBD8?

#EDBBD8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBBD8?

Use black text. Black on #EDBBD8 has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBBD8?

Its complementary colour is #BBEDD0, and analogous partners are #E9BBED and #EDBBBF.