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#F4DCDD

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F4DCDD

#F4DCDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCF4F3 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green220
Blue221

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #F4DCDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DCDD.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DCDD.
16.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DCDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DCDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DFDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DADC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DCDD?

#F4DCDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DCDD?

Use black text. Black on #F4DCDD has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DCDD?

Its complementary colour is #DCF4F3, and analogous partners are #F4DCE9 and #F4E7DC.