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#F2CDED

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CDED

With the hex code #F2CDED, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 80% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDF2D2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green205
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #F2CDED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDED.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDED.
14.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CDED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CDED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD5EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5CFD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CDED?

With the hex code #F2CDED, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 80% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CDED?

Use black text. Black on #F2CDED has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CDED?

Its complementary colour is #CDF2D2, and analogous partners are #E4CDF2 and #F2CDDB.