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#F2CDDE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CDDE

With the hex code #F2CDDE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDF2E1, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green205
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #F2CDDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDDE.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDDE.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CDDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CDDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D3DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D9DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8CCD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CDDE?

With the hex code #F2CDDE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CDDE?

Use black text. Black on #F2CDDE has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CDDE?

Its complementary colour is #CDF2E1, and analogous partners are #F2CDF1 and #F2CECD.