Palettes / Colors / #EBBEEE

#EBBEEE — Pale Pink

#EBBEEE is a pink color we call Pale 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 #EBBEEE 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.

#EBBEEE 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 #C1EEBE; it also sits naturally between #D3BEEE and #EEBED9. 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 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBEEE

.text { color: #EBBEEE; }
.background { background-color: #EBBEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 190, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 190, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 190, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBBEEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1EEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBEEE

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 #EBBEEE 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 #EBBEEE 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

← #EBBEED  ·  #EBBEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBEEE?

#EBBEEE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 190, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBEEE?

#EBBEEE is RGB 235, 190, 238 — HSL 296°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBBEEE?

Its complement is #C1EEBE; analogous partners are #D3BEEE and #EEBED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBEEE for text?

Black text on #EBBEEE has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.