ColorXprez

#F4DFE2

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4DFE2

With the hex code #F4DFE2, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

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 #DFF4F1, 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 16.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red244
Green223
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #F4DFE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DFE2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DFE2.
16.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DFE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DFE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E2E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E5E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DEE0

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DFE2?

With the hex code #F4DFE2, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DFE2?

Use black text. Black on #F4DFE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DFE2?

Its complementary colour is #DFF4F1, and analogous partners are #F4DFED and #F4E7DF.