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#FDCFF5

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FDCFF5

With the hex code #FDCFF5, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 81% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFFDD7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green207
Blue245

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #FDCFF5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF5.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF5.
15.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDCFF5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDCFF5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED9F7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DFF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD1DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDCFF5?

With the hex code #FDCFF5, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 81% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDCFF5?

Use black text. Black on #FDCFF5 has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDCFF5?

Its complementary colour is #CFFDD7, and analogous partners are #EECFFD and #FDCFDE.