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#EFC8E1

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC8E1

#EFC8E1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.7), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8EFD6 (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 — 14.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green200
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #EFC8E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC8E1.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC8E1.
14.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC8E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC8E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D0E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4C9D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC8E1?

#EFC8E1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 78% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC8E1?

Use black text. Black on #EFC8E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC8E1?

Its complementary colour is #C8EFD6, and analogous partners are #EAC8EF and #EFC8CE.