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#F2D0EB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D0EB

#F2D0EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0F2D7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green208
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #F2D0EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D0EB.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D0EB.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D0EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D0EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D7EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DCEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D0EB?

#F2D0EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D0EB?

Use black text. Black on #F2D0EB has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D0EB?

Its complementary colour is #D0F2D7, and analogous partners are #E8D0F2 and #F2D0DA.