#FCDCE8
Lavender · very light warm white
About #FCDCE8
#FCDCE8 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 86% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 12.2); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCFCF0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCDCE8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.54:1 (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 #FCDCE8?
#FCDCE8 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 86% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCDCE8?
Use black text. Black on #FCDCE8 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCDCE8?
Its complementary colour is #DCFCF0, and analogous partners are #FCDCF8 and #FCE0DC.