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#F2CDEF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CDEF

#F2CDEF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 80% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDF2D0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2CDEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green205
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #F2CDEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDEF.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDEF.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CDEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CDEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD5F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DAEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5CFD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CDEF?

#F2CDEF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 80% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CDEF?

Use black text. Black on #F2CDEF has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CDEF?

Its complementary colour is #CDF2D0, and analogous partners are #E2CDF2 and #F2CDDD.