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#FAFCDC

Beige · very light warm white

About #FAFCDC

#FAFCDC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 99% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.1); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEDCFC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FAFCDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red250
Green252
Blue220

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #FAFCDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #FAFCDC.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #FAFCDC.
20.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FAFCDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFADD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF8F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FAFCDC?

#FAFCDC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 99% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FAFCDC?

Use black text. Black on #FAFCDC has a contrast ratio of 20.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FAFCDC?

Its complementary colour is #DEDCFC, and analogous partners are #FCEEDC and #EAFCDC.