Thistle

#fcd3f5

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

Thistle is a pale pink, quiet and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #fcd3f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcd3f5

RGB252, 211, 245

HSL310, 87%, 91%

HSV310, 16%, 99%

CMYK0%, 16%, 3%, 1%

Lab88.86, 19.93, -11.27

XYZ79.92, 73.88, 96.43

Decimal16569333

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#f9abec #f682e3 #f45ad9 #f131d0 #e710c2 #bf0da0 #960a7e #6e075c #45053a #1d0218

Tints of thistle

#fcd6f6 #fcd8f6 #fddbf7 #fddef7 #fde1f8 #fde3f9 #fde6f9 #fde9fa #feecfb #feeefb

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d3fcda Analogous#efd3fc Analogous#fcd3e1 Triadic#f5fcd3 Triadic#d3f5fc Split complementary#e1fcd3 Split complementary#d3fcef

Thistle in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 3, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcd3f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 3 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 7 7

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #fcd3f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcd3f5; }
.text { color: #fcd3f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcd3f5; }

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 #fcd3f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcd3f5 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 #fcd3f5 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 #fcd3f5 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 #fcd3f5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.