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#FED5EA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FED5EA

#FED5EA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.0); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5FEE9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FED5EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green213
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #FED5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FED5EA.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FED5EA.
15.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FED5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FED5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DCEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E2E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD5DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FED5EA?

#FED5EA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FED5EA?

Use black text. Black on #FED5EA has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FED5EA?

Its complementary colour is #D5FEE9, and analogous partners are #FDD5FE and #FED5D6.