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#EFD4CF

Bone · very light warm pink

About #EFD4CF

#EFD4CF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bone (ΔE 9.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFEAEF (ice blue), 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 — 14.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green212
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #EFD4CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFD4CF.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFD4CF.
14.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD4CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD4CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D7CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDCCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD4CF?

#EFD4CF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD4CF?

Use black text. Black on #EFD4CF has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD4CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFEAEF, and analogous partners are #EFCFDA and #EFE4CF.