Palettes / Colors / #EBBCD5

#EBBCD5 — Pale Muted Pink

#EBBCD5 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 #EBBCD5 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.

#EBBCD5 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 #BCEBD2; it also sits naturally between #E9BCEB and #EBBCBE. 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 74% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 9% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBCD5

.text { color: #EBBCD5; }
.background { background-color: #EBBCD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBCD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBCD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBCD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBCD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBCD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBCD5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCEBD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBCD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBCD5

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 #EBBCD5 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 #EBBCD5 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

← #EBBCD4  ·  #EBBCD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBCD5?

#EBBCD5 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 188, 213). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBCD5?

#EBBCD5 is RGB 235, 188, 213 — HSL 328°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 9%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBCD5?

Its complement is #BCEBD2; analogous partners are #E9BCEB and #EBBCBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBCD5 for text?

Black text on #EBBCD5 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.