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#EFC2DE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2DE

#EFC2DE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 76% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 8.0), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2EFD3 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green194
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #EFC2DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DE.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DE.
13.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CBDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C2CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2DE?

#EFC2DE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 76% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2DE?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2DE has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2DE?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFD3, and analogous partners are #EAC2EF and #EFC2C8.