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#F5DAEE

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F5DAEE

#F5DAEE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAF5E1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5DAEE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red245
Green218
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #F5DAEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DAEE.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DAEE.
16.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DAEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DAEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E3ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8DBE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DAEE?

#F5DAEE is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DAEE?

Use black text. Black on #F5DAEE has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DAEE?

Its complementary colour is #DAF5E1, and analogous partners are #EFDAF5 and #F5DAE1.