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#F4DCDE

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F4DCDE

#F4DCDE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCF4F2 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4DCDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green220
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #F4DCDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DCDE.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DCDE.
16.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DCDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DCDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDFDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DCDE?

#F4DCDE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DCDE?

Use black text. Black on #F4DCDE has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DCDE?

Its complementary colour is #DCF4F2, and analogous partners are #F4DCEA and #F4E6DC.