#FCFDE2
Beige · very light warm white
About #FCFDE2
#FCFDE2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 99% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.8); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E3E2FD — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCFDE2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.29:1 (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 #FCFDE2?
#FCFDE2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 99% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCFDE2?
Use black text. Black on #FCFDE2 has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCFDE2?
Its complementary colour is #E3E2FD, and analogous partners are #FDF1E2 and #EFFDE2.