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#F2CDE2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CDE2

#F2CDE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDF2DD (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 14.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green205
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #F2CDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDE2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDE2.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D9E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7CDD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CDE2?

#F2CDE2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CDE2?

Use black text. Black on #F2CDE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CDE2?

Its complementary colour is #CDF2DD, and analogous partners are #F0CDF2 and #F2CDD0.