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#FFE6F4

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FFE6F4

With the hex code #FFE6F4, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 90% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6FFF1, a ivory shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green230
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.3
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #FFE6F4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FFE6F4.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FFE6F4.
17.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFE6F4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFE6F4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7EAF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEEF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE6EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFE6F4?

With the hex code #FFE6F4, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 90% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFE6F4?

Use black text. Black on #FFE6F4 has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFE6F4?

Its complementary colour is #E6FFF1, and analogous partners are #FDE6FF and #FFE6E8.