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#F4D5EB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F4D5EB

#F4D5EB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5F4DE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4D5EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green213
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #F4D5EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F4D5EB.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F4D5EB.
15.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4D5EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4D5EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DBEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDFEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8D6DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4D5EB?

#F4D5EB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4D5EB?

Use black text. Black on #F4D5EB has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4D5EB?

Its complementary colour is #D5F4DE, and analogous partners are #EED5F4 and #F4D5DB.