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#F2D4E7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D4E7

#F2D4E7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 83% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4F2DF (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 — 15.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green212
Blue231

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #F2D4E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D4E7.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D4E7.
15.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D4E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DAE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDEE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D4DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D4E7?

#F2D4E7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 83% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D4E7?

Use black text. Black on #F2D4E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D4E7?

Its complementary colour is #D4F2DF, and analogous partners are #EED4F2 and #F2D4D8.