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#F5DADE

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #F5DADE

#F5DADE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 11.1), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAF5F1 (ice blue), 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 15.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red245
Green218
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #F5DADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F5DADE.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F5DADE.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E2DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBD8DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DADE?

#F5DADE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DADE?

Use black text. Black on #F5DADE has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DADE?

Its complementary colour is #DAF5F1, and analogous partners are #F5DAEC and #F5E3DA.