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#F2CDEB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CDEB

#F2CDEB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 80% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDF2D4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green205
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #F2CDEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDEB.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDEB.
14.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CDEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CDEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD5EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6CFD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CDEB?

#F2CDEB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 80% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CDEB?

Use black text. Black on #F2CDEB has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CDEB?

Its complementary colour is #CDF2D4, and analogous partners are #E7CDF2 and #F2CDD9.