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#EFCBED

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCBED

#EFCBED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBEFCD (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 — 14.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green203
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EFCBED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCBED.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCBED.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFCBED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CDD6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCBED?

#EFCBED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCBED?

Use black text. Black on #EFCBED has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCBED?

Its complementary colour is #CBEFCD, and analogous partners are #DFCBEF and #EFCBDB.