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#EFCBEE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCBEE

#EFCBEE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 80% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.4); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBEFCC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCBEE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red239
Green203
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #EFCBEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCBEE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCBEE.
14.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFCBEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CED7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCBEE?

#EFCBEE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 80% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCBEE?

Use black text. Black on #EFCBEE has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCBEE?

Its complementary colour is #CBEFCC, and analogous partners are #DECBEF and #EFCBDC.