#EFC4DA
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EFC4DA
#EFC4DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 77% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4EFD9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC4DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EFC4DA?
#EFC4DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 77% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFC4DA?
Use black text. Black on #EFC4DA has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFC4DA?
Its complementary colour is #C4EFD9, and analogous partners are #EEC4EF and #EFC4C5.