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#EFCFDF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCFDF

With the hex code #EFCFDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFEFDF, 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 — 14.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green207
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #EFCFDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFDF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFDF.
14.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFCFDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D5E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D9DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4CFD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCFDF?

With the hex code #EFCFDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCFDF?

Use black text. Black on #EFCFDF has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCFDF?

Its complementary colour is #CFEFDF, and analogous partners are #EFCFEF and #EFCFCF.