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#FDE2ED

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FDE2ED

#FDE2ED is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.7); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2FDF2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDE2ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green226
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.7
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #FDE2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FDE2ED.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FDE2ED.
17.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDE2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDE2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E6ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDE2ED?

#FDE2ED is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDE2ED?

Use black text. Black on #FDE2ED has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDE2ED?

Its complementary colour is #E2FDF2, and analogous partners are #FDE2FB and #FDE4E2.