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#F7DBED

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F7DBED

#F7DBED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 86% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBF7E5 (pale mint), 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 — 16.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green219
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #F7DBED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7DBED.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7DBED.
16.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DBED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DBED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE0EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E4EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBDBE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DBED?

#F7DBED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 86% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DBED?

Use black text. Black on #F7DBED has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DBED?

Its complementary colour is #DBF7E5, and analogous partners are #F3DBF7 and #F7DBDF.