Palettes / Colors / #E5BDCA

#E5BDCA — Pale Muted Pink

#E5BDCA is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #E5BDCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E5BDCA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDE5D8; it also sits naturally between #E5BDDE and #E5C5BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 74% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 12% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E5BDCA

.text { color: #E5BDCA; }
.background { background-color: #E5BDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5BDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 189, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 43%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5BDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 189, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5BDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 189, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5BDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5BDCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDE5D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5BDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5BDCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E5BDCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E5BDCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E5BDC9  ·  #E5BDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5BDCA?

#E5BDCA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 189, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5BDCA?

#E5BDCA is RGB 229, 189, 202 — HSL 341°, 43%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 12%, 10%.

What colors go with #E5BDCA?

Its complement is #BDE5D8; analogous partners are #E5BDDE and #E5C5BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5BDCA for text?

Black text on #E5BDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.