#EAE6DE
Linen · very light neutral
About #EAE6DE
#EAE6DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 90% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 4.6); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEE2EA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAE6DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EAE6DE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EAE6DE?
#EAE6DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 90% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #EAE6DE?
Use black text. Black on #EAE6DE has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EAE6DE?
Its complementary colour is #DEE2EA, and analogous partners are #EAE0DE and #E8EADE.