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#F2D3EB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D3EB

#F2D3EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3F2DA (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 — 15.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green211
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #F2D3EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D3EB.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D3EB.
15.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D3EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D3EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DDEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D4DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D3EB?

#F2D3EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D3EB?

Use black text. Black on #F2D3EB has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D3EB?

Its complementary colour is #D3F2DA, and analogous partners are #E9D3F2 and #F2D3DC.