#FCE5E2
Linen · very light warm white
About #FCE5E2
#FCE5E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 90% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 6.5); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2F9FC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCE5E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.45:1 (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 #FCE5E2?
#FCE5E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 90% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCE5E2?
Use black text. Black on #FCE5E2 has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCE5E2?
Its complementary colour is #E2F9FC, and analogous partners are #FCE2EC and #FCF2E2.