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#F2CFEC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CFEC

#F2CFEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFF2D5 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green207
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #F2CFEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFEC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFEC.
14.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CFEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CFEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED6ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CFEC?

#F2CFEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CFEC?

Use black text. Black on #F2CFEC has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CFEC?

Its complementary colour is #CFF2D5, and analogous partners are #E6CFF2 and #F2CFDB.