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#FED0FB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FED0FB

#FED0FB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 82% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 14.3); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0FED3 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FED0FB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red254
Green208
Blue251

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #FED0FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FED0FB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FED0FB.
15.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FED0FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FED0FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEDBFD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8E0F9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FED0FB?

#FED0FB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 82% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FED0FB?

Use black text. Black on #FED0FB has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FED0FB?

Its complementary colour is #D0FED3, and analogous partners are #EAD0FE and #FED0E4.