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#F5DDEC

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F5DDEC

With the hex code #F5DDEC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDF5E6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red245
Green221
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #F5DDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DDEC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DDEC.
16.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE1ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E5EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8DDE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DDEC?

With the hex code #F5DDEC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DDEC?

Use black text. Black on #F5DDEC has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DDEC?

Its complementary colour is #DDF5E6, and analogous partners are #F2DDF5 and #F5DDE0.