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#F3DEEA

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F3DEEA

With the hex code #F3DEEA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEF3E7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green222
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #F3DEEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3DEEA.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3DEEA.
16.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3DEEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3DEEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE2EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E5E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6DEE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3DEEA?

With the hex code #F3DEEA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3DEEA?

Use black text. Black on #F3DEEA has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3DEEA?

Its complementary colour is #DEF3E7, and analogous partners are #F2DEF3 and #F3DEDF.