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#EFC4EF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC4EF

#EFC4EF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 77% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4EFC4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC4EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green196
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #EFC4EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC4EF.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC4EF.
13.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC4EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC4EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1CEF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD3ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2C7D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC4EF?

#EFC4EF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 77% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC4EF?

Use black text. Black on #EFC4EF has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC4EF?

Its complementary colour is #C4EFC4, and analogous partners are #DAC4EF and #EFC4DA.