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#EFC2E7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2E7

#EFC2E7 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 76% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.9), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2EFCA (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green194
Blue231

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #EFC2E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2E7.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2E7.
13.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1CCE9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD2E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3C4CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2E7?

#EFC2E7 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 76% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2E7?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2E7 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2E7?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFCA, and analogous partners are #E1C2EF and #EFC2D0.