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#F1DFEC

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F1DFEC

#F1DFEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFF1E4 (ivory), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red241
Green223
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #F1DFEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F1DFEC.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F1DFEC.
16.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1DFEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1DFEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE2ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E5EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E0E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1DFEC?

#F1DFEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F1DFEC?

Use black text. Black on #F1DFEC has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1DFEC?

Its complementary colour is #DFF1E4, and analogous partners are #EDDFF1 and #F1DFE3.