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#FDCFF8

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FDCFF8

With the hex code #FDCFF8, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 81% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFFDD4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green207
Blue248

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #FDCFF8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF8.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF8.
15.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDCFF8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDCFF8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED9FA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DFF6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD2DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDCFF8?

With the hex code #FDCFF8, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 81% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDCFF8?

Use black text. Black on #FDCFF8 has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDCFF8?

Its complementary colour is #CFFDD4, and analogous partners are #EBCFFD and #FDCFE1.