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#DFD1DF

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #DFD1DF

#DFD1DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1DFD1 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green209
Blue223

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DFD1DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD1DF.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD1DF.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD1DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD1DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D4E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D6DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D2D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD1DF?

#DFD1DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD1DF?

Use black text. Black on #DFD1DF has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD1DF?

Its complementary colour is #D1DFD1, and analogous partners are #D8D1DF and #DFD1D8.