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#F3DCDD

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F3DCDD

With the hex code #F3DCDD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Linen — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCF3F2, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red243
Green220
Blue221

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #F3DCDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3DCDD.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3DCDD.
16.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3DCDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3DCDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DFDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8DADC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3DCDD?

With the hex code #F3DCDD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3DCDD?

Use black text. Black on #F3DCDD has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3DCDD?

Its complementary colour is #DCF3F2, and analogous partners are #F3DCE9 and #F3E6DC.