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#EFB8DA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #EFB8DA

#EFB8DA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 72% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8EFCD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #EFB8DA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red239
Green184
Blue218

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #EFB8DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EFB8DA.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EFB8DA.
12.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFB8DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFB8DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC3DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CBD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6B8C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFB8DA?

#EFB8DA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 72% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFB8DA?

Use black text. Black on #EFB8DA has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFB8DA?

Its complementary colour is #B8EFCD, and analogous partners are #E9B8EF and #EFB8BE.