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#EFCFEF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFCFEF

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

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFEFCF (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 — 14.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green207
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #EFCFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFEF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFCFEF.
14.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFCFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD6F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DAEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D1DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCFEF?

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

›What text colour should I use on #EFCFEF?

Use black text. Black on #EFCFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCFEF?

Its complementary colour is #CFEFCF, and analogous partners are #DFCFEF and #EFCFDF.