#F8FCCF
Cream · very light warm green
About #F8FCCF
#F8FCCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 99% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Cream (ΔE 2.4); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3CFFC — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F8FCCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.82:1, 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 #F8FCCF?
#F8FCCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 99% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F8FCCF?
Use black text. Black on #F8FCCF has a contrast ratio of 19.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F8FCCF?
Its complementary colour is #D3CFFC, and analogous partners are #FCEACF and #E2FCCF.