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#F5DEEF

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F5DEEF

#F5DEEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEF5E4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red245
Green222
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #F5DEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DEEF.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DEEF.
16.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DEEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE3F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E6EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8DFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DEEF?

#F5DEEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DEEF?

Use black text. Black on #F5DEEF has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DEEF?

Its complementary colour is #DEF5E4, and analogous partners are #F0DEF5 and #F5DEE4.