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#EFCEE3

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCEE3

With the hex code #EFCEE3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% 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 7.0 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEEFDA, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green206
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #EFCEE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE3.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE3.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCEE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCEE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D9E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CED5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCEE3?

With the hex code #EFCEE3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCEE3?

Use black text. Black on #EFCEE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCEE3?

Its complementary colour is #CEEFDA, and analogous partners are #EBCEEF and #EFCED3.