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#FEDFDA

Linen · very light warm white

About #FEDFDA

#FEDFDA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAF9FE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FEDFDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green223
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #FEDFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEDFDA.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEDFDA.
16.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FEDFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E2DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE8DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDCDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEDFDA?

#FEDFDA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FEDFDA?

Use black text. Black on #FEDFDA has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEDFDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAF9FE, and analogous partners are #FEDAE7 and #FEF1DA.