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#EFC4DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC4DB

With the hex code #EFC4DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 77% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4EFD8, 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 — 13.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green196
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #EFC4DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC4DB.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC4DB.
13.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC4DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC4DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CCDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D2DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C4CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC4DB?

With the hex code #EFC4DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 77% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC4DB?

Use black text. Black on #EFC4DB has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC4DB?

Its complementary colour is #C4EFD8, and analogous partners are #EEC4EF and #EFC4C6.