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#F6DEDF

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F6DEDF

#F6DEDF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEF6F5 (ice blue), 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 — 16.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red246
Green222
Blue223

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #F6DEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6DEDF.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6DEDF.
16.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F6DEDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F6DEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E1DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCDCDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F6DEDF?

#F6DEDF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F6DEDF?

Use black text. Black on #F6DEDF has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F6DEDF?

Its complementary colour is #DEF6F5, and analogous partners are #F6DEEB and #F6E9DE.