#FFDEF0
Lavender · very light warm white
About #FFDEF0
With the hex code #FFDEF0, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEFFED, 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 16.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FFDEF0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #FFDEF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFDEF0?
With the hex code #FFDEF0, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFDEF0?
Use black text. Black on #FFDEF0 has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFDEF0?
Its complementary colour is #DEFFED, and analogous partners are #FDDEFF and #FFDEE0.