Thistle

#fbc2ed

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

Thistle sits in the pink band, light and vivid. 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 #fbc2ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbc2ed

RGB251, 194, 237

HSL315, 88%, 87%

HSV315, 23%, 98%

CMYK0%, 23%, 6%, 2%

Lab84.59, 27.14, -13.42

XYZ74.36, 65.21, 88.79

Decimal16499437

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone243 C

Shades of thistle

#f89be2 #f674d6 #f34dcb #f126bf #df0fac #b80c8e #910a70 #6a0752 #440434 #1d0216

Tints of thistle

#fbc6ee #fccbf0 #fccff1 #fcd4f2 #fcd8f4 #fdddf5 #fde1f6 #fde5f7 #feeaf9 #feeefa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c2fbd0 Analogous#ecc2fb Analogous#fbc2d1 Triadic#edfbc2 Triadic#c2edfb Split complementary#d1fbc2 Split complementary#c2fbec

Thistle in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 6, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbc2ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 6 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 10 8

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 #fbc2ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbc2ed; }
.text { color: #fbc2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbc2ed; }

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 #fbc2ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbc2ed 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 #fbc2ed 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 #fbc2ed 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

Here is how the numbers for #fbc2ed are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.