Thistle

#f2d2f0

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

Thistle is a pale pink, gentle 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 #f2d2f0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2d2f0

RGB242, 210, 240

HSL304, 55%, 89%

HSV304, 13%, 95%

CMYK0%, 13%, 1%, 5%

Lab87.61, 16.24, -10.59

XYZ75.39, 71.26, 92.22

Decimal15913712

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone531 C

Shades of thistle

#e9b1e5 #df91da #d670cf #cc4fc4 #bb36b3 #9b2d94 #7a2374 #591a55 #381036 #180717

Tints of thistle

#f3d5f1 #f4d8f2 #f5dbf3 #f6def4 #f6e2f5 #f7e5f6 #f8e8f7 #f9ebf8 #faeef9 #fbf1fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d2f2d4 Analogous#e4d2f2 Analogous#f2d2e0 Triadic#f0f2d2 Triadic#d2f0f2 Split complementary#e0f2d2 Split complementary#d2f2e4

Thistle in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 1, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2d2f0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 1 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 5 11

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 #f2d2f0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2d2f0; }
.text { color: #f2d2f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2d2f0; }

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 #f2d2f0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2d2f0 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 #f2d2f0 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 #f2d2f0 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 #f2d2f0 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.