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#FCDEDC

Linen · very light warm white

About #FCDEDC

#FCDEDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCFAFC (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red252
Green222
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #FCDEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FCDEDC.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FCDEDC.
16.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FCDEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E2DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE7DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDBDE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCDEDC?

#FCDEDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCDEDC?

Use black text. Black on #FCDEDC has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCDEDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCFAFC, and analogous partners are #FCDCEA and #FCEEDC.