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#FEE2F6

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FEE2F6

With the hex code #FEE2F6, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 89% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2FEEA, a pale mint 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 17.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green226
Blue246

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.9
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #FEE2F6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FEE2F6.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FEE2F6.
17.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEE2F6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEE2F6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E7F7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8EBF5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE3E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEE2F6?

With the hex code #FEE2F6, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 89% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FEE2F6?

Use black text. Black on #FEE2F6 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEE2F6?

Its complementary colour is #E2FEEA, and analogous partners are #F8E2FE and #FEE2E8.