Palettes / Colors / #EDBBD9

#EDBBD9 — Pale Pink

#EDBBD9 is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#EDBBD9 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 #BBEDCF; it also sits naturally between #E8BBED and #EDBBC0. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDBBD9

.text { color: #EDBBD9; }
.background { background-color: #EDBBD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBBD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 187, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBBD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 187, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBBD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 187, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDBBD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBBD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDBBD9: #000000.

How #EDBBD9 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 #EDBBD9 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

← #EDBBD8  ·  #EDBBDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBBD9?

#EDBBD9 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 187, 217). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBBD9?

#EDBBD9 is RGB 237, 187, 217 — HSL 324°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBBD9?

Its complement is #BBEDCF; analogous partners are #E8BBED and #EDBBC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBBD9 for text?

Black text on #EDBBD9 has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.