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#FEE2E9

Snow · very light warm white

About #FEE2E9

#FEE2E9 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Snow (ΔE 11.1); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2FEF7 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FEE2E9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red254
Green226
Blue233

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #FEE2E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #FEE2E9.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #FEE2E9.
17.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEE2E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEE2E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E6E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBEBE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEE2E9?

#FEE2E9 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FEE2E9?

Use black text. Black on #FEE2E9 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEE2E9?

Its complementary colour is #E2FEF7, and analogous partners are #FEE2F7 and #FEE9E2.