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#F7DCDD

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F7DCDD

#F7DCDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCF7F6 (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 — 16.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green220
Blue221

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #F7DCDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DCDD.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DCDD.
16.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DCDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DCDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DFDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDDADC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DCDD?

#F7DCDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DCDD?

Use black text. Black on #F7DCDD has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DCDD?

Its complementary colour is #DCF7F6, and analogous partners are #F7DCEB and #F7E9DC.