#EDBCD8
Thistle · light warm pink
About #EDBCD8
#EDBCD8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCEDD1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #EDBCD8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDBCD8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDBCD8?
#EDBCD8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDBCD8?
Use black text. Black on #EDBCD8 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDBCD8?
Its complementary colour is #BCEDD1, and analogous partners are #EABCED and #EDBCC0.