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#FDCFFA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FDCFFA

#FDCFFA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 81% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 14.1); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFFDD2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDCFFA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red253
Green207
Blue250

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #FDCFFA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFFA.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFFA.
15.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FDCFFA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDDAFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DFF8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD2DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDCFFA?

#FDCFFA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 81% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDCFFA?

Use black text. Black on #FDCFFA has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDCFFA?

Its complementary colour is #CFFDD2, and analogous partners are #E9CFFD and #FDCFE3.