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#EAE0DC

Linen · very light neutral

About #EAE0DC

With the hex code #EAE0DC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCE6EA, a ice blue 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 16.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green224
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #EAE0DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EAE0DC.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EAE0DC.
16.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE0DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE0DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDFDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE0DC?

With the hex code #EAE0DC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE0DC?

Use black text. Black on #EAE0DC has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE0DC?

Its complementary colour is #DCE6EA, and analogous partners are #EADCDF and #EAE7DC.