#EFCFE1
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #EFCFE1
#EFCFE1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFEFDD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCFE1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.68:1, 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 #EFCFE1?
#EFCFE1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFCFE1?
Use black text. Black on #EFCFE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFCFE1?
Its complementary colour is #CFEFDD, and analogous partners are #EDCFEF and #EFCFD1.