Palettes / Colors / #EBBFEF
#EBBFEF — Pale Pink
#EBBFEF 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 #EBBFEF 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.
#EBBFEF 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 #C2EFBE; it also sits naturally between #D2BEEF and #EFBEDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBBFEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 191, 239 |
| HSL | 295°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 295°, 20%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 20%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.47, 61.16, 89.86 |
| Yxy | 61.16, 0.3120, 0.2786 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.46, 23.82, -17.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.20, 23.99, -18.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 94%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBBFEF
.text { color: #EBBFEF; }
.background { background-color: #EBBFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 191, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 191, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 191, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBBFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBFEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBBFEF
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Tones of #EBBFEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2EFBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBBFEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBFEF
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 #EBBFEF: ·
How #EBBFEF 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 #EBBFEF 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 #EBBFEF?
#EBBFEF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 191, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBFEF?
#EBBFEF is RGB 235, 191, 239 — HSL 295°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 20%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBBFEF?
Its complement is #C2EFBE; analogous partners are #D2BEEF and #EFBEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBBFEF for text?
Black text on #EBBFEF has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.