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#EFC7E4

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC7E4

With the hex code #EFC7E4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 78% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% 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 7.1 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7EFD2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green199
Blue228

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #EFC7E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7E4.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7E4.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC7E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC7E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CFE5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D5E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4C8D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC7E4?

With the hex code #EFC7E4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 78% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC7E4?

Use black text. Black on #EFC7E4 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC7E4?

Its complementary colour is #C7EFD2, and analogous partners are #E6C7EF and #EFC7D0.