#EFCDE0
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EFCDE0
#EFCDE0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 80% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDEFDC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCDE0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EFCDE0?
#EFCDE0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 80% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFCDE0?
Use black text. Black on #EFCDE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFCDE0?
Its complementary colour is #CDEFDC, and analogous partners are #EDCDEF and #EFCDCF.