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#EFCFE3

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCFE3

#EFCFE3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFEFDB (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green207
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #EFCFE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFE3.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFE3.
14.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCFE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCFE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D5E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DAE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CFD6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCFE3?

#EFCFE3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCFE3?

Use black text. Black on #EFCFE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCFE3?

Its complementary colour is #CFEFDB, and analogous partners are #EBCFEF and #EFCFD3.