#FCDCEB
Lavender · very light warm white
About #FCDCEB
#FCDCEB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 86% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 11.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCFCED — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCDCEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.58:1, 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 #FCDCEB?
#FCDCEB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 86% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCDCEB?
Use black text. Black on #FCDCEB has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCDCEB?
Its complementary colour is #DCFCED, and analogous partners are #FCDCFB and #FCDDDC.