#FCF0EC
Linen · very light neutral
About #FCF0EC
#FCF0EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 94% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 3.2); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECF8FC — a white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCF0EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FCF0EC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #FCF0EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FCF0EC?
#FCF0EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 94% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #FCF0EC?
Use black text. Black on #FCF0EC has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCF0EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECF8FC, and analogous partners are #FCECF0 and #FCF8EC.