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#FEDBF1

Thistle · very light warm white

About #FEDBF1

With the hex code #FEDBF1, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBFEE8, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red254
Green219
Blue241

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #FEDBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FEDBF1.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FEDBF1.
16.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEDBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEDBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE2F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E7F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDBE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEDBF1?

With the hex code #FEDBF1, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FEDBF1?

Use black text. Black on #FEDBF1 has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEDBF1?

Its complementary colour is #DBFEE8, and analogous partners are #FADBFE and #FEDBE0.