Thistle

#f4bbdf

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Thistle, a strong pink at 322 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #f4bbdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4bbdf

RGB244, 187, 223

HSL322, 72%, 85%

HSV322, 23%, 96%

CMYK0%, 23%, 9%, 4%

Lab81.89, 26.11, -10.03

XYZ68.4, 60.1, 77.81

Decimal16038879

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone243 C

Shades of thistle

#ee99cf #e976bf #e354ae #de319e #c72089 #a41b71 #82155a #5f0f42 #3d0a2a #1a0412

Tints of thistle

#f5c0e1 #f6c6e4 #f7cbe6 #f7d0e9 #f8d5eb #f9dbee #fae0f0 #fbe5f3 #fceaf5 #fdf0f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#bbf4d0 Analogous#edbbf4 Analogous#f4bbc2 Triadic#dff4bb Triadic#bbdff4 Split complementary#c3f4bb Split complementary#bbf4ed

Thistle in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 9, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4bbdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 9 4

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 12 10

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #f4bbdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4bbdf; }
.text { color: #f4bbdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4bbdf; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f4bbdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4bbdf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f4bbdf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f4bbdf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f4bbdf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.