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#F3DEDB

Linen · very light neutral

About #F3DEDB

With the hex code #F3DEDB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBF0F3, 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 — 16.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red243
Green222
Blue219

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #F3DEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3DEDB.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3DEDB.
16.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3DEDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3DEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E0DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8DCDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3DEDB?

With the hex code #F3DEDB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F3DEDB?

Use black text. Black on #F3DEDB has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3DEDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBF0F3, and analogous partners are #F3DBE4 and #F3EADB.