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#F0E1EA

Lavender · very light neutral

About #F0E1EA

With the hex code #F0E1EA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 88% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% 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 Lavender — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1F0E7, 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 16.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green225
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #F0E1EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0E1EA.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0E1EA.
16.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0E1EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0E1EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E4EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E6EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2E1E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0E1EA?

With the hex code #F0E1EA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 88% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F0E1EA?

Use black text. Black on #F0E1EA has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0E1EA?

Its complementary colour is #E1F0E7, and analogous partners are #EFE1F0 and #F0E1E3.