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#FEE5FA

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FEE5FA

#FEE5FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 90% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5FEE9 (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 17.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green229
Blue250

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #FEE5FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FEE5FA.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FEE5FA.
17.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEE5FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEE5FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5EAFB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEDF9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE6EC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEE5FA?

#FEE5FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 90% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FEE5FA?

Use black text. Black on #FEE5FA has a contrast ratio of 17.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEE5FA?

Its complementary colour is #E5FEE9, and analogous partners are #F6E5FE and #FEE5ED.