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#F2CFDE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CFDE

#F2CFDE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFF2E3 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2CFDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green207
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #F2CFDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFDE.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFDE.
14.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CFDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CFDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D5DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DADD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8CED4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CFDE?

#F2CFDE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CFDE?

Use black text. Black on #F2CFDE has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CFDE?

Its complementary colour is #CFF2E3, and analogous partners are #F2CFF0 and #F2D1CF.