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#EFDBE6

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EFDBE6

#EFDBE6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBEFE4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green219
Blue230

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EFDBE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFDBE6.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFDBE6.
15.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDBE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDBE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDFE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E1E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DBDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDBE6?

#EFDBE6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDBE6?

Use black text. Black on #EFDBE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDBE6?

Its complementary colour is #DBEFE4, and analogous partners are #EEDBEF and #EFDBDC.