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#FDE2FA

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FDE2FA

With the hex code #FDE2FA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 89% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2FDE5, 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 17.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green226
Blue250

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #FDE2FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FDE2FA.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FDE2FA.
17.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDE2FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDE2FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E8FB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7EBF9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE4EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDE2FA?

With the hex code #FDE2FA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 89% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDE2FA?

Use black text. Black on #FDE2FA has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDE2FA?

Its complementary colour is #E2FDE5, and analogous partners are #F3E2FD and #FDE2EC.