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#EFCEE5

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCEE5

#EFCEE5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEEFD8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCEE5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green206
Blue229

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #EFCEE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE5.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCEE5.
14.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCEE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCEE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D9E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CFD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCEE5?

#EFCEE5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCEE5?

Use black text. Black on #EFCEE5 has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCEE5?

Its complementary colour is #CEEFD8, and analogous partners are #E9CEEF and #EFCED4.