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#F5DAEA

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F5DAEA

#F5DAEA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAF5E5 (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 16.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red245
Green218
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #F5DAEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DAEA.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DAEA.
16.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DAEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DAEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDFEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E3E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DADF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DAEA?

#F5DAEA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DAEA?

Use black text. Black on #F5DAEA has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DAEA?

Its complementary colour is #DAF5E5, and analogous partners are #F3DAF5 and #F5DADC.