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#F0CEDD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F0CEDD

#F0CEDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEF0E1 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green206
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #F0CEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F0CEDD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F0CEDD.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0CEDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0CEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D4DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D9DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6CDD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0CEDD?

#F0CEDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0CEDD?

Use black text. Black on #F0CEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0CEDD?

Its complementary colour is #CEF0E1, and analogous partners are #F0CEEE and #F0D0CE.