#DEECFE
Ice Blue · very light cool white
About #DEECFE
#DEECFE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FEF0DE (eggshell), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEECFE?
#DEECFE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DEECFE?
Use black text. Black on #DEECFE has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEECFE?
Its complementary colour is #FEF0DE, and analogous partners are #DEFCFE and #E0DEFE.