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#F2CFF0

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CFF0

#F2CFF0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFF2D1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2CFF0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green207
Blue240

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 15.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #F2CFF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFF0.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFF0.
14.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CFF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CFF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD7F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DBEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D1DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CFF0?

#F2CFF0 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CFF0?

Use black text. Black on #F2CFF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CFF0?

Its complementary colour is #CFF2D1, and analogous partners are #E3CFF2 and #F2CFDE.