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#EFC2EE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2EE

#EFC2EE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 12.5); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2EFC3 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC2EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green194
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EFC2EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2EE.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2EE.
13.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0CDF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D2EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2C5D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2EE?

#EFC2EE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2EE?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2EE has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2EE?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFC3, and analogous partners are #DAC2EF and #EFC2D8.