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#FCDDDC

Linen · very light warm white

About #FCDDDC

With the hex code #FCDDDC, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Linen — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCFBFC, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red252
Green221
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FCDDDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FCDDDC.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FCDDDC.
16.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCDDDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCDDDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E6DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCDDDC?

With the hex code #FCDDDC, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FCDDDC?

Use black text. Black on #FCDDDC has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCDDDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCFBFC, and analogous partners are #FCDCEB and #FCEDDC.