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#F5CFED

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F5CFED

#F5CFED is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 81% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFF5D7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5CFED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red245
Green207
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #F5CFED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F5CFED.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F5CFED.
15.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5CFED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5CFED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD7EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DCEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9D1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5CFED?

#F5CFED is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 81% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5CFED?

Use black text. Black on #F5CFED has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5CFED?

Its complementary colour is #CFF5D7, and analogous partners are #EACFF5 and #F5CFDA.