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#F4DFEC

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F4DFEC

#F4DFEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFF4E7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green223
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #F4DFEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFEC.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFEC.
16.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DFEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DFEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E3ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E6EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DFEC?

#F4DFEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DFEC?

Use black text. Black on #F4DFEC has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DFEC?

Its complementary colour is #DFF4E7, and analogous partners are #F2DFF4 and #F4DFE2.