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#F2D4E5

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D4E5

#F2D4E5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 83% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4F2E1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2D4E5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green212
Blue229

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #F2D4E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D4E5.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D4E5.
15.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D4E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D4E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D9E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDEE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D4DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D4E5?

#F2D4E5 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 83% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D4E5?

Use black text. Black on #F2D4E5 has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D4E5?

Its complementary colour is #D4F2E1, and analogous partners are #F0D4F2 and #F2D4D6.