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#EAE7DC

Linen · very light neutral

About #EAE7DC

#EAE7DC is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Linen (ΔE 4.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCDFEA (lavender), 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 16.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green231
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EAE7DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EAE7DC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EAE7DC.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE7DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE7DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE6DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDE5E4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE7DC?

#EAE7DC is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% 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 #EAE7DC?

Use black text. Black on #EAE7DC has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE7DC?

Its complementary colour is #DCDFEA, and analogous partners are #EAE0DC and #E6EADC.