#FCDCFA
Thistle · very light warm white
About #FCDCFA
#FCDCFA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 86% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCFCDE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCDCFA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FCDCFA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FCDCFA?
#FCDCFA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 86% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCDCFA?
Use black text. Black on #FCDCFA has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCDCFA?
Its complementary colour is #DCFCDE, and analogous partners are #EEDCFC and #FCDCEA.