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#F5DBDA

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F5DBDA

#F5DBDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAF4F5 (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 16.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red245
Green219
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #F5DBDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F5DBDA.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F5DBDA.
16.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DBDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DBDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDEDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBD9DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DBDA?

#F5DBDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DBDA?

Use black text. Black on #F5DBDA has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DBDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAF4F5, and analogous partners are #F5DAE7 and #F5E9DA.