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#EFC2E9

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2E9

With the hex code #EFC2E9, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 76% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2EFC8, 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 — 13.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green194
Blue233

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #EFC2E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2E9.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2E9.
13.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1CCEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD2E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3C4CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2E9?

With the hex code #EFC2E9, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 76% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2E9?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2E9 has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2E9?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFC8, and analogous partners are #DFC2EF and #EFC2D3.