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#F1CFEB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F1CFEB

#F1CFEB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 81% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.4); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFF1D5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F1CFEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red241
Green207
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #F1CFEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F1CFEB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F1CFEB.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1CFEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1CFEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED6EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D1D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1CFEB?

#F1CFEB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 81% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F1CFEB?

Use black text. Black on #F1CFEB has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1CFEB?

Its complementary colour is #CFF1D5, and analogous partners are #E6CFF1 and #F1CFDA.