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#F4D5EE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F4D5EE

#F4D5EE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 84% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5F4DB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4D5EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green213
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #F4D5EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F4D5EE.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F4D5EE.
15.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4D5EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4D5EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DBEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDFED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D6DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4D5EE?

#F4D5EE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 84% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4D5EE?

Use black text. Black on #F4D5EE has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4D5EE?

Its complementary colour is #D5F4DB, and analogous partners are #EBD5F4 and #F4D5DF.