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#EFC7EC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC7EC

#EFC7EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 78% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7EFCA — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC7EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green199
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #EFC7EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EC.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EC.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC7EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC7EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5D0EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CAD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC7EC?

#EFC7EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 78% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC7EC?

Use black text. Black on #EFC7EC has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC7EC?

Its complementary colour is #C7EFCA, and analogous partners are #DEC7EF and #EFC7D8.