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#F2CEE6

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CEE6

With the hex code #F2CEE6, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEF2DA, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green206
Blue230

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #F2CEE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CEE6.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CEE6.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CEE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CEE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD5E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DAE5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7CFD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CEE6?

With the hex code #F2CEE6, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CEE6?

Use black text. Black on #F2CEE6 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CEE6?

Its complementary colour is #CEF2DA, and analogous partners are #ECCEF2 and #F2CED4.