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#F5DFF0

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F5DFF0

With the hex code #F5DFF0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFF5E4, 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 16.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red245
Green223
Blue240

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.9
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #F5DFF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DFF0.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DFF0.
16.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DFF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DFF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE3F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E6EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7E0E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DFF0?

With the hex code #F5DFF0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DFF0?

Use black text. Black on #F5DFF0 has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DFF0?

Its complementary colour is #DFF5E4, and analogous partners are #EFDFF5 and #F5DFE5.