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#FDCFF6

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FDCFF6

#FDCFF6 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 12.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFFDD6 (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 15.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green207
Blue246

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #FDCFF6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF6.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF6.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDCFF6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDCFF6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED9F8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DFF4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD1DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDCFF6?

#FDCFF6 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDCFF6?

Use black text. Black on #FDCFF6 has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDCFF6?

Its complementary colour is #CFFDD6, and analogous partners are #EDCFFD and #FDCFDF.