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#F4DFEA

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F4DFEA

#F4DFEA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFF4E9 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4DFEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green223
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #F4DFEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFEA.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFEA.
16.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DFEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E3EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E6E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DFEA?

#F4DFEA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DFEA?

Use black text. Black on #F4DFEA has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DFEA?

Its complementary colour is #DFF4E9, and analogous partners are #F4DFF4 and #F4DFDF.