Palettes / Colors / #EDBBD7

#EDBBD7 — Pale Pink

#EDBBD7 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 #EDBBD7 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.

#EDBBD7 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 #BBEDD0; it also sits naturally between #E9BBED and #EDBBBE. 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 93% · Green 73% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDBBD7

.text { color: #EDBBD7; }
.background { background-color: #EDBBD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBBD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 187, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBBD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 187, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBBD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 187, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDBBD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBBD7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDBBD7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBBD7

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 #EDBBD7 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 #EDBBD7 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

← #EDBBD6  ·  #EDBBD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBBD7?

#EDBBD7 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 187, 215). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBBD7?

#EDBBD7 is RGB 237, 187, 215 — HSL 326°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 9%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBBD7?

Its complement is #BBEDD0; analogous partners are #E9BBED and #EDBBBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBBD7 for text?

Black text on #EDBBD7 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.