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#F3D2EE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F3D2EE

#F3D2EE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 82% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2F3D7 (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 15.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green210
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #F3D2EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F3D2EE.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F3D2EE.
15.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3D2EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3D2EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D9EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D4DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3D2EE?

#F3D2EE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 82% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F3D2EE?

Use black text. Black on #F3D2EE has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3D2EE?

Its complementary colour is #D2F3D7, and analogous partners are #E7D2F3 and #F3D2DE.