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#FEDED7

Linen · very light warm pink

About #FEDED7

#FEDED7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7F7FE (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 — 16.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red254
Green222
Blue215

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #FEDED7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEDED7.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEDED7.
16.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEDED7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEDED7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E1D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE7D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDADC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEDED7?

#FEDED7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FEDED7?

Use black text. Black on #FEDED7 has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEDED7?

Its complementary colour is #D7F7FE, and analogous partners are #FED7E4 and #FEF2D7.