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#F2CDF2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CDF2

#F2CDF2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.7); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDF2CD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2CDF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red242
Green205
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #F2CDF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDF2.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CDF2.
14.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CDF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CDF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD6F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DAF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D0D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CDF2?

#F2CDF2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CDF2?

Use black text. Black on #F2CDF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CDF2?

Its complementary colour is #CDF2CD, and analogous partners are #E0CDF2 and #F2CDE0.