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#EFCEE4

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCEE4

#EFCEE4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEEFD9 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green206
Blue228

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #EFCEE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE4.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE4.
14.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCEE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCEE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D9E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CFD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCEE4?

#EFCEE4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCEE4?

Use black text. Black on #EFCEE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCEE4?

Its complementary colour is #CEEFD9, and analogous partners are #EACEEF and #EFCED4.