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#EAE6DC

Linen · very light neutral

About #EAE6DC

With the hex code #EAE6DC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 90% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% 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 4.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCE0EA, a lavender 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 16.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green230
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EAE6DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EAE6DC.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EAE6DC.
16.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE6DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE6DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E5DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE7DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDE4E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE6DC?

With the hex code #EAE6DC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 90% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% 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 #EAE6DC?

Use black text. Black on #EAE6DC has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE6DC?

Its complementary colour is #DCE0EA, and analogous partners are #EADFDC and #E7EADC.