#FCD6E8
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #FCD6E8
#FCD6E8 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 84% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.0); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6FCEA — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCD6E8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FCD6E8?
#FCD6E8 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 84% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCD6E8?
Use black text. Black on #FCD6E8 has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCD6E8?
Its complementary colour is #D6FCEA, and analogous partners are #FCD6FB and #FCD7D6.