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#EFD0DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFD0DB

With the hex code #EFD0DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 82% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0EFE4, 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 — 14.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green208
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #EFD0DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD0DB.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD0DB.
14.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD0DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D5DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADADA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4CFD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD0DB?

With the hex code #EFD0DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 82% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD0DB?

Use black text. Black on #EFD0DB has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD0DB?

Its complementary colour is #D0EFE4, and analogous partners are #EFD0EB and #EFD5D0.