Thistle

#f4d6ec

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 316 degrees. 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 #f4d6ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4d6ec

RGB244, 214, 236

HSL316, 58%, 90%

HSV316, 12%, 96%

CMYK0%, 12%, 3%, 4%

Lab88.63, 14.1, -6.95

XYZ76.5, 73.38, 89.49

Decimal16045804

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone531 C

Shades of thistle

#ebb4dc #e293cd #d971bd #d04fae #c1349b #9f2b80 #7d2265 #5c194a #3a102f #180613

Tints of thistle

#f5d9ed #f5dbee #f6def0 #f7e1f1 #f8e3f2 #f8e6f3 #f9e9f5 #faecf6 #fbeef7 #fbf1f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d6f4de Analogous#edd6f4 Analogous#f4d6dd Triadic#ecf4d6 Triadic#d6ecf4 Split complementary#ddf4d6 Split complementary#d6f4ed

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, 12, 3, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4d6ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 3 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 7 10

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 #f4d6ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4d6ec; }
.text { color: #f4d6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4d6ec; }

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 #f4d6ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4d6ec 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 #f4d6ec 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 #f4d6ec 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 #f4d6ec 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.