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#F2DFEC

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F2DFEC

#F2DFEC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFF2E5 — a ivory tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2DFEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green223
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #F2DFEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DFEC.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DFEC.
16.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DFEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DFEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE3ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E5EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DFEC?

#F2DFEC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DFEC?

Use black text. Black on #F2DFEC has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DFEC?

Its complementary colour is #DFF2E5, and analogous partners are #EEDFF2 and #F2DFE3.