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#FDDDF9

Thistle · very light warm white

About #FDDDF9

With the hex code #FDDDF9, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 87% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDFDE1, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red253
Green221
Blue249

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #FDDDF9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDDDF9.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDDDF9.
16.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDDDF9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDDDF9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE4FA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E8F8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDFE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDDDF9?

With the hex code #FDDDF9, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 87% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDDDF9?

Use black text. Black on #FDDDF9 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDDDF9?

Its complementary colour is #DDFDE1, and analogous partners are #F1DDFD and #FDDDE9.