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#EFD4F4

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EFD4F4

#EFD4F4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 83% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9F4D4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFD4F4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green212
Blue244

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #EFD4F4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD4F4.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD4F4.
15.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD4F4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD4F4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1DBF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DEF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D7DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD4F4?

#EFD4F4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 83% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD4F4?

Use black text. Black on #EFD4F4 has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD4F4?

Its complementary colour is #D9F4D4, and analogous partners are #DFD4F4 and #F4D4E9.