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#F7DFEF

Lavender · very light warm white

About #F7DFEF

#F7DFEF is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFF7E7 (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 — 16.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red247
Green223
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #F7DFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7DFEF.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7DFEF.
16.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DFEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE4F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E7EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FADFE4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DFEF?

#F7DFEF is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DFEF?

Use black text. Black on #F7DFEF has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DFEF?

Its complementary colour is #DFF7E7, and analogous partners are #F3DFF7 and #F7DFE3.