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#F7E1EF

Lavender · very light warm white

About #F7E1EF

With the hex code #F7E1EF, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 88% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1F7E9, 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 — 16.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green225
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #F7E1EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7E1EF.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7E1EF.
16.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7E1EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7E1EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E5F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E8EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAE1E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7E1EF?

With the hex code #F7E1EF, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 88% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F7E1EF?

Use black text. Black on #F7E1EF has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7E1EF?

Its complementary colour is #E1F7E9, and analogous partners are #F4E1F7 and #F7E1E4.