#FDEDE5
Linen · very light neutral
About #FDEDE5
#FDEDE5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 93% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Linen (ΔE 2.5); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E5F5FD — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDEDE5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FDEDE5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #FDEDE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FDEDE5?
#FDEDE5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 93% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #FDEDE5?
Use black text. Black on #FDEDE5 has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDEDE5?
Its complementary colour is #E5F5FD, and analogous partners are #FDE5E9 and #FDF9E5.