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#EECFEF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EECFEF

With the hex code #EECFEF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0EFCF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red238
Green207
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EECFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECFEF.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECFEF.
14.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECFEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD6F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DAEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D2DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECFEF?

With the hex code #EECFEF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EECFEF?

Use black text. Black on #EECFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECFEF?

Its complementary colour is #D0EFCF, and analogous partners are #DECFEF and #EFCFE0.