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#F4DCD8

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F4DCD8

#F4DCD8 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 8.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8F0F4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4DCD8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green220
Blue216

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #F4DCD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DCD8.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DCD8.
16.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DCD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DCD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DFD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E3D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAD9DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DCD8?

#F4DCD8 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DCD8?

Use black text. Black on #F4DCD8 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DCD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8F0F4, and analogous partners are #F4D8E2 and #F4EAD8.