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#F2D3EC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D3EC

#F2D3EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 83% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3F2D9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2D3EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red242
Green211
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #F2D3EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D3EC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D3EC.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D3EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D3EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D9ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DDEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D4DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D3EC?

#F2D3EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 83% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D3EC?

Use black text. Black on #F2D3EC has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D3EC?

Its complementary colour is #D3F2D9, and analogous partners are #E8D3F2 and #F2D3DD.