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#F4DDDE

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F4DDDE

With the hex code #F4DDDE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Linen — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDF4F3, a ice blue 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 16.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green221
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #F4DDDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DDDE.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DDDE.
16.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DDDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DDDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E0DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DDDE?

With the hex code #F4DDDE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DDDE?

Use black text. Black on #F4DDDE has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DDDE?

Its complementary colour is #DDF4F3, and analogous partners are #F4DDEA and #F4E8DD.