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#F7DDDC

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F7DDDC

#F7DDDC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 87% green and 86% 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 9.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCF6F7 (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 16.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red247
Green221
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #F7DDDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DDDC.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DDDC.
16.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DDDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DDDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E0DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDDBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DDDC?

#F7DDDC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 87% green and 86% 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 #F7DDDC?

Use black text. Black on #F7DDDC has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DDDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCF6F7, and analogous partners are #F7DCE9 and #F7EBDC.