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#EFC2D9

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2D9

#EFC2D9 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.0); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2EFD8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC2D9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green194
Blue217

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #EFC2D9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2D9.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2D9.
13.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2D9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2D9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5CADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD1D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6C2CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2D9?

#EFC2D9 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2D9?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2D9 has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2D9?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFD8, and analogous partners are #EEC2EF and #EFC2C3.