#F9FCDC
Beige · very light warm white
About #F9FCDC
#F9FCDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.2), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFDCFC (lavender), 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 19.99:1 (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 #F9FCDC?
#F9FCDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F9FCDC?
Use black text. Black on #F9FCDC has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F9FCDC?
Its complementary colour is #DFDCFC, and analogous partners are #FCEFDC and #E9FCDC.