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#F0DADD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #F0DADD

#F0DADD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.2), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAF0ED (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 — 15.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red240
Green218
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #F0DADD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F0DADD.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F0DADD.
15.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DADD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DADD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDDDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E1DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D9DB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DADD?

#F0DADD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DADD?

Use black text. Black on #F0DADD has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DADD?

Its complementary colour is #DAF0ED, and analogous partners are #F0DAE8 and #F0E2DA.