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#FCCFFA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FCCFFA

#FCCFFA is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 13.9), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFFCD1 (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 15.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red252
Green207
Blue250

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #FCCFFA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FCCFFA.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FCCFFA.
15.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FCCFFA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD9FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DFF8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD2DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCCFFA?

#FCCFFA is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCCFFA?

Use black text. Black on #FCCFFA has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCCFFA?

Its complementary colour is #CFFCD1, and analogous partners are #E8CFFC and #FCCFE3.