#F2DCEC
Lavender · very light warm pink
About #F2DCEC
#F2DCEC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 86% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCF2E2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2DCEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F2DCEC?
#F2DCEC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 86% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F2DCEC?
Use black text. Black on #F2DCEC has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2DCEC?
Its complementary colour is #DCF2E2, and analogous partners are #EDDCF2 and #F2DCE1.