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#EFD9EB

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EFD9EB

#EFD9EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9EFDD (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 — 15.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green217
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #EFD9EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFD9EB.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFD9EB.
15.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD9EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD9EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DEEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE0EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD9EB?

#EFD9EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD9EB?

Use black text. Black on #EFD9EB has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD9EB?

Its complementary colour is #D9EFDD, and analogous partners are #E8D9EF and #EFD9E0.