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#EFCFDA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCFDA

#EFCFDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.9), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFEFE4 (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 14.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green207
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #EFCFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFCFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D4DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D9D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5CED3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCFDA?

#EFCFDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCFDA?

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

›What colours go with #EFCFDA?

Its complementary colour is #CFEFE4, and analogous partners are #EFCFEA and #EFD4CF.