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#F7DBDF

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F7DBDF

#F7DBDF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 11.2); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBF7F3 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F7DBDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green219
Blue223

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #F7DBDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DBDF.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DBDF.
16.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DBDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DBDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDFDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDD9DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DBDF?

#F7DBDF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DBDF?

Use black text. Black on #F7DBDF has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DBDF?

Its complementary colour is #DBF7F3, and analogous partners are #F7DBED and #F7E5DB.