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#FEDDDA

Linen · very light warm white

About #FEDDDA

With the hex code #FEDDDA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Linen — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAFBFE, a ice blue 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 16.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green221
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #FEDDDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEDDDA.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEDDDA.
16.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FEDDDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E1DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE7DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDADC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEDDDA?

With the hex code #FEDDDA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FEDDDA?

Use black text. Black on #FEDDDA has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEDDDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAFBFE, and analogous partners are #FEDAE9 and #FEEFDA.