Thistle

#efbbd8

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Thistle sits in the pink band, light and strong. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #efbbd8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efbbd8

RGB239, 187, 216

HSL327, 62%, 84%

HSV327, 22%, 94%

CMYK0%, 22%, 10%, 6%

Lab81.21, 23.23, -7.33

XYZ65.76, 58.85, 72.86

Decimal15711192

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone243 C

Shades of thistle

#e79bc6 #e07bb3 #d85ba1 #d13b8f #b92b7a #992465 #791c50 #59153b #390d26 #190610

Tints of thistle

#f0c0db #f2c6de #f3cbe1 #f4d0e4 #f5d6e7 #f7dbea #f8e0ed #f9e6f1 #faebf4 #fcf1f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#bbefd2 Analogous#ecbbef Analogous#efbbbe Triadic#d8efbb Triadic#bbd8ef Split complementary#beefbb Split complementary#bbefec

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 10, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efbbd8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 10 6

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 13 12

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #efbbd8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efbbd8; }
.text { color: #efbbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efbbd8; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #efbbd8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efbbd8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #efbbd8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #efbbd8 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #efbbd8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.