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#FDDDFC

Thistle · very light warm white

About #FDDDFC

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

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDFDDE, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red253
Green221
Blue252

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #FDDDFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDDDFC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDDDFC.
16.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FDDDFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBE4FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E8FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDFE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDDDFC?

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

›What text colour should I use on #FDDDFC?

Use black text. Black on #FDDDFC has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDDDFC?

Its complementary colour is #DDFDDE, and analogous partners are #EEDDFD and #FDDDEC.