Thistle

#f5bfeb

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 311 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #f5bfeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f5bfeb

RGB245, 191, 235

HSL311, 73%, 85%

HSV311, 22%, 96%

CMYK0%, 22%, 4%, 4%

Lab83.27, 26.39, -14.39

XYZ71.28, 62.67, 86.94

Decimal16105451

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone243 C

Shades of thistle

#f09ce0 #ea79d5 #e556ca #df33bf #ca20aa #a71a8d #84156f #610f51 #3e0a34 #1a0416

Tints of thistle

#f6c4ed #f7c9ee #f7cef0 #f8d2f1 #f9d7f3 #fadcf4 #fae1f6 #fbe6f7 #fcebf9 #fdf0fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#bff5c9 Analogous#e4bff5 Analogous#f5bfd0 Triadic#ebf5bf Triadic#bfebf5 Split complementary#d0f5bf Split complementary#bff5e4

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 4, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f5bfeb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 4 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 8 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 #f5bfeb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f5bfeb; }
.text { color: #f5bfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5bfeb; }

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 #f5bfeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f5bfeb 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 #f5bfeb 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 #f5bfeb 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

The figures for #f5bfeb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.