#EFDEF0
Lavender · very light cool pink
About #EFDEF0
#EFDEF0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFF0DE — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDEF0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.38:1 (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 #EFDEF0?
#EFDEF0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EFDEF0?
Use black text. Black on #EFDEF0 has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFDEF0?
Its complementary colour is #DFF0DE, and analogous partners are #E6DEF0 and #F0DEE8.