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#EFC2DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2DF

#EFC2DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2EFD2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC2DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green194
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #EFC2DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DF.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2DF.
13.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CBE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD1DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C3CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2DF?

#EFC2DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2DF?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2DF has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2DF?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFD2, and analogous partners are #E8C2EF and #EFC2C9.