#FEDEF8
Lavender · very light warm white
About #FEDEF8
#FEDEF8 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 87% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 11.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEFEE4 (pale mint), 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 17.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FEDEF8?
#FEDEF8 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 87% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FEDEF8?
Use black text. Black on #FEDEF8 has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FEDEF8?
Its complementary colour is #DEFEE4, and analogous partners are #F4DEFE and #FEDEE8.