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#EFC7DC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC7DC

#EFC7DC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.2), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7EFDA (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green199
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #EFC7DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7DC.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7DC.
13.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC7DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC7DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CEDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C7CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC7DC?

#EFC7DC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC7DC?

Use black text. Black on #EFC7DC has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC7DC?

Its complementary colour is #C7EFDA, and analogous partners are #EEC7EF and #EFC7C8.