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#EFC2ED

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2ED

#EFC2ED is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 76% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 12.1), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2EFC4 (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 — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green194
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #EFC2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2ED.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2ED.
13.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0CCEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD2EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2C5D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2ED?

#EFC2ED is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 76% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2ED?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2ED has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2ED?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFC4, and analogous partners are #DBC2EF and #EFC2D7.