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#F2D9EC

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F2D9EC

#F2D9EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9F2DF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2D9EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green217
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #F2D9EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2D9EC.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2D9EC.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D9EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D9EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DEED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE1EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5DADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D9EC?

#F2D9EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D9EC?

Use black text. Black on #F2D9EC has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D9EC?

Its complementary colour is #D9F2DF, and analogous partners are #EBD9F2 and #F2D9E0.