#EFD9EC
Lavender · very light warm pink
About #EFD9EC
#EFD9EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9EFDC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFD9EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EFD9EC?
#EFD9EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFD9EC?
Use black text. Black on #EFD9EC has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFD9EC?
Its complementary colour is #D9EFDC, and analogous partners are #E7D9EF and #EFD9E1.