#CFDEE6
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #CFDEE6
#CFDEE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6D7CF — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFDEE6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFDEE6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFDEE6?
#CFDEE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CFDEE6?
Use black text. Black on #CFDEE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFDEE6?
Its complementary colour is #E6D7CF, and analogous partners are #CFE6E3 and #CFD3E6.