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#F0DADC

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #F0DADC

With the hex code #F0DADC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAF0EE, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green218
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #F0DADC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F0DADC.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F0DADC.
15.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DADC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DADC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E1DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D8DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DADC?

With the hex code #F0DADC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DADC?

Use black text. Black on #F0DADC has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DADC?

Its complementary colour is #DAF0EE, and analogous partners are #F0DAE7 and #F0E3DA.