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#F6DEDD

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F6DEDD

#F6DEDD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 8.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDF5F6 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F6DEDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red246
Green222
Blue221

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #F6DEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6DEDD.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6DEDD.
16.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F6DEDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F6DEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E1DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCDCDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F6DEDD?

#F6DEDD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F6DEDD?

Use black text. Black on #F6DEDD has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F6DEDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDF5F6, and analogous partners are #F6DDE9 and #F6EBDD.