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#FCDFDC

Linen · very light warm white

About #FCDFDC

#FCDFDC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 8.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCF9FC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCDFDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red252
Green223
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #FCDFDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FCDFDC.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FCDFDC.
16.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FCDFDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E2DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDCDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCDFDC?

#FCDFDC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCDFDC?

Use black text. Black on #FCDFDC has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCDFDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCF9FC, and analogous partners are #FCDCE9 and #FCEFDC.