Thistle

#f5cbef

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 309 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #f5cbef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f5cbef

RGB245, 203, 239

HSL309, 68%, 88%

HSV309, 17%, 96%

CMYK0%, 17%, 2%, 4%

Lab86.18, 20.75, -12.16

XYZ74.59, 68.36, 90.92

Decimal16108527

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#eea8e4 #e885d9 #e162cf #da3fc4 #c927b2 #a62093 #831974 #601255 #3d0c36 #1a0517

Tints of thistle

#f6d2f1 #f8daf4 #f9e1f6 #fae5f7 #fbe9f8 #fcf0fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#cbf5d1 Analogous#e6cbf5 Analogous#f5cbda Triadic#eff5cb Triadic#cbeff5 Split complementary#daf5cb Split complementary#cbf5e6

Thistle in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 2, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f5cbef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 2 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 6 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #f5cbef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f5cbef; }
.text { color: #f5cbef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5cbef; }

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 #f5cbef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f5cbef against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f5cbef 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f5cbef 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 #f5cbef 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.