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#EDBCD6

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EDBCD6

With the hex code #EDBCD6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCEDD3, 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 12.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green188
Blue214

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #EDBCD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBCD6.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBCD6.
12.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDBCD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDBCD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC5D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACDD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BCC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBCD6?

With the hex code #EDBCD6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBCD6?

Use black text. Black on #EDBCD6 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBCD6?

Its complementary colour is #BCEDD3, and analogous partners are #EBBCED and #EDBCBE.