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#F1CBEE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F1CBEE

#F1CBEE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBF1CE (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 14.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red241
Green203
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #F1CBEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F1CBEE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F1CBEE.
14.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1CBEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1CBEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD4F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D8ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4CDD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1CBEE?

#F1CBEE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F1CBEE?

Use black text. Black on #F1CBEE has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1CBEE?

Its complementary colour is #CBF1CE, and analogous partners are #E1CBF1 and #F1CBDB.