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#F2CEE1

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CEE1

#F2CEE1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 81% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEF2DF (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 — 14.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green206
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #F2CEE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CEE1.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CEE1.
14.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CEE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CEE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D4E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DAE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7CED4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CEE1?

#F2CEE1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 81% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CEE1?

Use black text. Black on #F2CEE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CEE1?

Its complementary colour is #CEF2DF, and analogous partners are #F1CEF2 and #F2CECF.