#EFCEE2
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EFCEE2
#EFCEE2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEEFDB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCEE2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.60:1 (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 #EFCEE2?
#EFCEE2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFCEE2?
Use black text. Black on #EFCEE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFCEE2?
Its complementary colour is #CEEFDB, and analogous partners are #ECCEEF and #EFCED1.