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#EFC7EE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC7EE

#EFC7EE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.0), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7EFC8 (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 14.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green199
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #EFC7EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EE.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EE.
14.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC7EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC7EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5D0F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC7EE?

#EFC7EE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC7EE?

Use black text. Black on #EFC7EE has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC7EE?

Its complementary colour is #C7EFC8, and analogous partners are #DCC7EF and #EFC7DA.