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#F2CDEA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CDEA

With the hex code #F2CDEA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 80% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDF2D5, 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 14.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green205
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #F2CDEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDEA.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDEA.
14.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CDEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CDEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD5EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6CED7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CDEA?

With the hex code #F2CDEA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 80% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CDEA?

Use black text. Black on #F2CDEA has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CDEA?

Its complementary colour is #CDF2D5, and analogous partners are #E8CDF2 and #F2CDD8.