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#EDBCD4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EDBCD4

#EDBCD4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCEDD5 (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 12.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green188
Blue212

Closest named colours

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

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

Text on #EDBCD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBCD4.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBCD4.
12.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDBCD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDBCD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC5D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACCD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBCD4?

#EDBCD4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBCD4?

Use black text. Black on #EDBCD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBCD4?

Its complementary colour is #BCEDD5, and analogous partners are #EDBCEC and #EDBDBC.