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#FED0FA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FED0FA

#FED0FA is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 82% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 13.9), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0FED4 (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 15.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green208
Blue250

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #FED0FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FED0FA.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FED0FA.
15.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FED0FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FED0FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEDAFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8E0F8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FED0FA?

#FED0FA is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 82% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FED0FA?

Use black text. Black on #FED0FA has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FED0FA?

Its complementary colour is #D0FED4, and analogous partners are #EBD0FE and #FED0E3.