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#F3DADB

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F3DADB

#F3DADB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 86% 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 Linen (ΔE 10.0); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAF3F2 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F3DADB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red243
Green218
Blue219

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #F3DADB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3DADB.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3DADB.
15.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3DADB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3DADB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDDDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E1DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9D8DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3DADB?

#F3DADB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 86% 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 #F3DADB?

Use black text. Black on #F3DADB has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3DADB?

Its complementary colour is #DAF3F2, and analogous partners are #F3DAE7 and #F3E5DA.