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#F3D3EF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F3D3EF

With the hex code #F3D3EF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 83% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3F3D7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red243
Green211
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #F3D3EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F3D3EF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F3D3EF.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3D3EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3D3EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2DAF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DEEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D5DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3D3EF?

With the hex code #F3D3EF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 83% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3D3EF?

Use black text. Black on #F3D3EF has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3D3EF?

Its complementary colour is #D3F3D7, and analogous partners are #E7D3F3 and #F3D3DF.