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#EFC2DD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2DD

With the hex code #EFC2DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 76% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2EFD4, 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 — 13.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green194
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #EFC2DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DD.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DD.
13.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CBDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C2CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2DD?

With the hex code #EFC2DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 76% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2DD?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2DD has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2DD?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFD4, and analogous partners are #EBC2EF and #EFC2C7.