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#F2CFEB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CFEB

With the hex code #F2CFEB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% 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 7.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFF2D6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green207
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #F2CFEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFEB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFEB.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CFEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CFEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD6EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CFEB?

With the hex code #F2CFEB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CFEB?

Use black text. Black on #F2CFEB has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CFEB?

Its complementary colour is #CFF2D6, and analogous partners are #E8CFF2 and #F2CFDA.