#FAFEDA
Cream · very light warm white
About #FAFEDA
#FAFEDA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 100% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 5.1); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEDAFE — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FAFEDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FAFEDA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FAFEDA?
#FAFEDA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 100% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FAFEDA?
Use black text. Black on #FAFEDA has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FAFEDA?
Its complementary colour is #DEDAFE, and analogous partners are #FEF0DA and #E8FEDA.