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#F2D5EA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D5EA

#F2D5EA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5F2DD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2D5EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green213
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #F2D5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D5EA.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D5EA.
15.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DBEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDFE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D6DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D5EA?

#F2D5EA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D5EA?

Use black text. Black on #F2D5EA has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D5EA?

Its complementary colour is #D5F2DD, and analogous partners are #ECD5F2 and #F2D5DB.