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#F0DEE4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #F0DEE4

With the hex code #F0DEE4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEF0EA, a off white 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 16.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red240
Green222
Blue228

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #F0DEE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F0DEE4.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F0DEE4.
16.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DEE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DEE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E1E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E4E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DDE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DEE4?

With the hex code #F0DEE4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DEE4?

Use black text. Black on #F0DEE4 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DEE4?

Its complementary colour is #DEF0EA, and analogous partners are #F0DEED and #F0E1DE.