Palettes / Colors / #EBBBED

#EBBBED — Pale Pink

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

#EBBBED is a cool 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 #BCEDBB; it also sits naturally between #D2BBED and #EDBBD5. 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 92% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBBED

.text { color: #EBBBED; }
.background { background-color: #EBBBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 187, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 187, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 187, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBBBED

Tints of #EBBBED

Tones of #EBBBED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCEDBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBBED: #000000.

How #EBBBED 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 #EBBBED 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

← #EBBBEC  ·  #EBBBEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBBED?

#EBBBED is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 187, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBBED?

#EBBBED is RGB 235, 187, 237 — HSL 298°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBBBED?

Its complement is #BCEDBB; analogous partners are #D2BBED and #EDBBD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBBED for text?

Black text on #EBBBED has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.