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#F0DDEA

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F0DDEA

#F0DDEA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDF0E3 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0DDEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red240
Green221
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #F0DDEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DDEA.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DDEA.
16.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DDEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DDEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE1EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E3E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DDE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DDEA?

#F0DDEA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DDEA?

Use black text. Black on #F0DDEA has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DDEA?

Its complementary colour is #DDF0E3, and analogous partners are #EDDDF0 and #F0DDE1.