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#F0DEE7

Lavender · very light neutral

About #F0DEE7

With the hex code #F0DEE7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEF0E7, a off white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green222
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #F0DEE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DEE7.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DEE7.
16.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DEE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DEE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE1E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E4E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DEE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DEE7?

With the hex code #F0DEE7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DEE7?

Use black text. Black on #F0DEE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DEE7?

Its complementary colour is #DEF0E7, and analogous partners are #F0DEF0 and #F0DEDE.