#FCDCF9
Thistle · very light warm white
About #FCDCF9
#FCDCF9 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 86% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.4), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCFCDF (pale mint), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.74:1, 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 #FCDCF9?
#FCDCF9 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 86% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCDCF9?
Use black text. Black on #FCDCF9 has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCDCF9?
Its complementary colour is #DCFCDF, and analogous partners are #EFDCFC and #FCDCE9.