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#F6FEDD

Beige · very light warm white

About #F6FEDD

#F6FEDD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 100% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.4), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5DDFE (lavender), 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 — 20.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red246
Green254
Blue221

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.1
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #F6FEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F6FEDD.
1.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F6FEDD.
20.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F6FEDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F6FEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFFADB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFADE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAFAF5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F6FEDD?

#F6FEDD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 100% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F6FEDD?

Use black text. Black on #F6FEDD has a contrast ratio of 20.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F6FEDD?

Its complementary colour is #E5DDFE, and analogous partners are #FEF6DD and #E6FEDD.