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#EFC7EB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC7EB

#EFC7EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.9), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7EFCB (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 — 14.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green199
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #EFC7EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EB.
14.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC7EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC7EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6D0ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2C9D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC7EB?

#EFC7EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC7EB?

Use black text. Black on #EFC7EB has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC7EB?

Its complementary colour is #C7EFCB, and analogous partners are #DFC7EF and #EFC7D7.