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#EFCFE7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCFE7

#EFCFE7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFEFD7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCFE7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green207
Blue231

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #EFCFE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFE7.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFE7.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCFE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCFE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD5E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DAE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCFE7?

#EFCFE7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCFE7?

Use black text. Black on #EFCFE7 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCFE7?

Its complementary colour is #CFEFD7, and analogous partners are #E7CFEF and #EFCFD7.