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#EFD6F2

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EFD6F2

#EFD6F2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 84% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.4); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9F2D6 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFD6F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green214
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #EFD6F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD6F2.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD6F2.
15.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD6F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD6F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DCF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DFF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD6F2?

#EFD6F2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 84% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD6F2?

Use black text. Black on #EFD6F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD6F2?

Its complementary colour is #D9F2D6, and analogous partners are #E1D6F2 and #F2D6E7.