Palettes / Colors / #EBC2DD

#EBC2DD — Pale Muted Pink

#EBC2DD 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 #EBC2DD 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.

#EBC2DD 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 #C1EBCF; it also sits naturally between #E4C1EB and #EBC1C8. 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 76% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBC2DD

.text { color: #EBC2DD; }
.background { background-color: #EBC2DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBC2DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 194, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBC2DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 194, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBC2DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 194, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBC2DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBC2DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1EBCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBC2DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBC2DD

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 #EBC2DD 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 #EBC2DD 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

← #EBC2DC  ·  #EBC2DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBC2DD?

#EBC2DD is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 194, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBC2DD?

#EBC2DD is RGB 235, 194, 221 — HSL 320°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBC2DD?

Its complement is #C1EBCF; analogous partners are #E4C1EB and #EBC1C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBC2DD for text?

Black text on #EBC2DD has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.