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#F8FDCF

Cream · very light warm green

About #F8FDCF

With the hex code #F8FDCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 99% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Cream — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4CFFD, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red248
Green253
Blue207

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 2.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.8
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #F8FDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #F8FDCF.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #F8FDCF.
19.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8FDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8FDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFAD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FEF7F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8FDCF?

With the hex code #F8FDCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 99% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F8FDCF?

Use black text. Black on #F8FDCF has a contrast ratio of 19.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8FDCF?

Its complementary colour is #D4CFFD, and analogous partners are #FDEBCF and #E1FDCF.