Thistle

#efcdee

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

This is Thistle, a soft pink at 302 degrees. 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 #efcdee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efcdee

RGB239, 205, 238

HSL302, 52%, 87%

HSV302, 14%, 94%

CMYK0%, 14%, 0%, 6%

Lab86.1, 17.52, -11.81

XYZ72.86, 68.19, 90.21

Decimal15715822

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#e5aee3 #db8ed9 #d16fce #c750c3 #b43ab0 #943091 #752573 #561b54 #371135 #170717

Tints of thistle

#f0d1ef #f1d4f0 #f3d8f2 #f4dcf3 #f5dff4 #f6e3f5 #f7e7f7 #f8eaf8 #faeef9 #fbf1fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#cdefce Analogous#dfcdef Analogous#efcddd Triadic#eeefcd Triadic#cdeeef Split complementary#ddefcd Split complementary#cdefdf

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 0, 6.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 4 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 #efcdee straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #efcdee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efcdee 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 #efcdee 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 #efcdee 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

Every value on this page for #efcdee is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.