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#F2D9DA

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #F2D9DA

#F2D9DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 10.1); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9F2F1 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2D9DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green217
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #F2D9DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2D9DA.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2D9DA.
15.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D9DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D9DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDCDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E0DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8D7D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D9DA?

#F2D9DA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D9DA?

Use black text. Black on #F2D9DA has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D9DA?

Its complementary colour is #D9F2F1, and analogous partners are #F2D9E6 and #F2E4D9.