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#FDCFFC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FDCFFC

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

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 14.8), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFFDD0 (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 15.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green207
Blue252

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #FDCFFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFFC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFFC.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FDCFFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCDAFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DFFA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD2DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDCFFC?

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

›What text colour should I use on #FDCFFC?

Use black text. Black on #FDCFFC has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDCFFC?

Its complementary colour is #CFFDD0, and analogous partners are #E7CFFD and #FDCFE5.