#EFCFDB
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EFCFDB
#EFCFDB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFEFE3 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCFDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.62:1, 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 #EFCFDB?
#EFCFDB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFCFDB?
Use black text. Black on #EFCFDB has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFCFDB?
Its complementary colour is #CFEFE3, and analogous partners are #EFCFEB and #EFD3CF.