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#F8FCD6

Cream · very light warm green

About #F8FCD6

With the hex code #F8FCD6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 99% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAD6FC, a periwinkle 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 19.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red248
Green252
Blue214

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 4.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #F8FCD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #F8FCD6.
1.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #F8FCD6.
19.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8FCD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8FCD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF9D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDF7F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8FCD6?

With the hex code #F8FCD6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 99% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F8FCD6?

Use black text. Black on #F8FCD6 has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8FCD6?

Its complementary colour is #DAD6FC, and analogous partners are #FCEDD6 and #E5FCD6.