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#EFC2DC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2DC

#EFC2DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2EFD5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC2DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green194
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #EFC2DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DC.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DC.
13.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CBDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C2CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2DC?

#EFC2DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2DC?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2DC has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2DC?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFD5, and analogous partners are #EBC2EF and #EFC2C6.