Palettes / Colors / #EBBFEA
#EBBFEA — Pale Muted Pink
#EBBFEA 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 #EBBFEA 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.
#EBBFEA 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 #C1EBC2; it also sits naturally between #D7C1EB and #EBC1D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBBFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 191, 234 |
| HSL | 301°, 52%, 84% |
| HSV | 301°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 67.74, 60.86, 86.02 |
| Yxy | 60.86, 0.3156, 0.2836 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.31, 22.90, -15.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.02, 23.00, -15.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBBFEA
.text { color: #EBBFEA; }
.background { background-color: #EBBFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 191, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 52%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 191, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 191, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBBFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBFEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBBFEA
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Tones of #EBBFEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1EBC2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBBFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBFEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBBFEA: ·
How #EBBFEA 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 #EBBFEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBBFEA?
#EBBFEA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 191, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBFEA?
#EBBFEA is RGB 235, 191, 234 — HSL 301°, 52%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBBFEA?
Its complement is #C1EBC2; analogous partners are #D7C1EB and #EBC1D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBBFEA for text?
Black text on #EBBFEA has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.