#FEDEFC
Thistle · very light warm white
About #FEDEFC
#FEDEFC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 87% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 12.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEFEE0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FEDEFC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.07:1 (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 #FEDEFC?
#FEDEFC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 87% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FEDEFC?
Use black text. Black on #FEDEFC has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FEDEFC?
Its complementary colour is #DEFEE0, and analogous partners are #F0DEFE and #FEDEEC.