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#F6DFDE

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F6DFDE

#F6DFDE 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, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 8.1), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEF5F6 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red246
Green223
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #F6DFDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6DFDE.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6DFDE.
16.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F6DFDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F6DFDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E2DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E6DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCDDDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F6DFDE?

#F6DFDE 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, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F6DFDE?

Use black text. Black on #F6DFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F6DFDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEF5F6, and analogous partners are #F6DEE9 and #F6EBDE.