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#FEDAE6

Baby Pink · very light warm white

About #FEDAE6

With the hex code #FEDAE6, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 85% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAFEF2, 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 16.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green218
Blue230

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #FEDAE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FEDAE6.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FEDAE6.
16.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEDAE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEDAE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE0E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E5E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD9DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEDAE6?

With the hex code #FEDAE6, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 85% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FEDAE6?

Use black text. Black on #FEDAE6 has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEDAE6?

Its complementary colour is #DAFEF2, and analogous partners are #FEDAF8 and #FEE0DA.