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#FDDDFB

Thistle · very light warm white

About #FDDDFB

#FDDDFB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 87% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDFDDF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDDDFB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green221
Blue251

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.4

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

Text on #FDDDFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDDDFB.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDDDFB.
16.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FDDDFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE4FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E8FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDFE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDDDFB?

#FDDDFB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 87% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDDDFB?

Use black text. Black on #FDDDFB has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDDDFB?

Its complementary colour is #DDFDDF, and analogous partners are #EFDDFD and #FDDDEB.