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#F7DCEB

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F7DCEB

With the hex code #F7DCEB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 86% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCF7E8, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green220
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #F7DCEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7DCEB.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7DCEB.
16.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DCEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DCEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE1EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E5EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBDCE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DCEB?

With the hex code #F7DCEB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 86% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DCEB?

Use black text. Black on #F7DCEB has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DCEB?

Its complementary colour is #DCF7E8, and analogous partners are #F6DCF7 and #F7DCDE.