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#FDF4F2

Snow · very light neutral

About #FDF4F2

#FDF4F2 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 96% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is virtually identical to Snow (ΔE 2.5), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2FBFD (white), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red253
Green244
Blue242

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 2.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 2.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.4

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

Text on #FDF4F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #FDF4F2.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #FDF4F2.
19.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDF4F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDF4F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F5F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F6F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF3F3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDF4F2?

#FDF4F2 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 96% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #FDF4F2?

Use black text. Black on #FDF4F2 has a contrast ratio of 19.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDF4F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2FBFD, and analogous partners are #FDF2F5 and #FDFAF2.