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#F2D5EC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2D5EC

#F2D5EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5F2DB (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green213
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #F2D5EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D5EC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2D5EC.
15.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D5EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D5EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DBED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDFEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D6DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D5EC?

#F2D5EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D5EC?

Use black text. Black on #F2D5EC has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D5EC?

Its complementary colour is #D5F2DB, and analogous partners are #E9D5F2 and #F2D5DE.