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#EFC7DF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC7DF

#EFC7DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7EFD7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green199
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #EFC7DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7DF.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7DF.
13.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC7DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC7DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CFE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D4DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4C7CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC7DF?

#EFC7DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC7DF?

Use black text. Black on #EFC7DF has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC7DF?

Its complementary colour is #C7EFD7, and analogous partners are #EBC7EF and #EFC7CB.