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#EFD0EB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFD0EB

#EFD0EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0EFD4 (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 — 14.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green208
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EFD0EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD0EB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD0EB.
14.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD0EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD0EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD7EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D2D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD0EB?

#EFD0EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD0EB?

Use black text. Black on #EFD0EB has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD0EB?

Its complementary colour is #D0EFD4, and analogous partners are #E3D0EF and #EFD0DC.