Thistle

#ffdffd

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

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

Hex#ffdffd

RGB255, 223, 253

HSL304, 100%, 94%

HSV304, 13%, 100%

CMYK0%, 13%, 1%, 0%

Lab92.19, 16.07, -10.49

XYZ85.36, 81.13, 104.09

Decimal16769021

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone531 C

Shades of thistle

#ffb2fa #ff86f7 #ff59f5 #ff2cf2 #fe00ee #d200c4 #a5009b #780071 #4b0047 #1f001d

Tints of thistle

#ffe0fd #ffe2fd #ffe3fd #ffe5fd #ffe6fd #ffe7fe #ffe9fe #ffeafe #ffecfe #ffedfe

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#dfffe1 Analogous#f1dfff Analogous#ffdfed Triadic#fdffdf Triadic#dffdff Split complementary#edffdf Split complementary#dffff1

Thistle in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 1, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 1 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 5 6

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 #ffdffd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Every value on this page for #ffdffd is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.