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#F0D5CD

Bone · very light warm pink

About #F0D5CD

#F0D5CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDE8F0 (ice blue), 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 — 15.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green213
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #F0D5CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0D5CD.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0D5CD.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0D5CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0D5CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DDCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D2D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0D5CD?

#F0D5CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0D5CD?

Use black text. Black on #F0D5CD has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0D5CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE8F0, and analogous partners are #F0CDD7 and #F0E7CD.