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#F2D3DE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D3DE

With the hex code #F2D3DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3F2E7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green211
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #F2D3DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D3DE.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D3DE.
15.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D3DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D3DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D8DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDDDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D2D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D3DE?

With the hex code #F2D3DE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 83% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D3DE?

Use black text. Black on #F2D3DE has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D3DE?

Its complementary colour is #D3F2E7, and analogous partners are #F2D3ED and #F2D8D3.