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#EFCEE0

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCEE0

With the hex code #EFCEE0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEEFDD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green206
Blue224

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #EFCEE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE0.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE0.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCEE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCEE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D4E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D9DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4CED4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCEE0?

With the hex code #EFCEE0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCEE0?

Use black text. Black on #EFCEE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCEE0?

Its complementary colour is #CEEFDD, and analogous partners are #EDCEEF and #EFCED0.