#FAEDF7
Snow · very light neutral
About #FAEDF7
#FAEDF7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 93% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Snow (ΔE 6.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDFAF0 — a ivory tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FAEDF7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FAEDF7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FAEDF7?
#FAEDF7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 93% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #FAEDF7?
Use black text. Black on #FAEDF7 has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FAEDF7?
Its complementary colour is #EDFAF0, and analogous partners are #F6EDFA and #FAEDF1.