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#F0DEDE

Linen · very light neutral

About #F0DEDE

With the hex code #F0DEDE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEF0F0, 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 16.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green222
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #F0DEDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F0DEDE.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F0DEDE.
16.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DEDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DEDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E0DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DDDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DEDE?

With the hex code #F0DEDE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DEDE?

Use black text. Black on #F0DEDE has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DEDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEF0F0, and analogous partners are #F0DEE7 and #F0E7DE.