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#EBDFD9

Linen · very light neutral

About #EBDFD9

With the hex code #EBDFD9, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9E5EB, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green223
Blue217

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #EBDFD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EBDFD9.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EBDFD9.
16.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDFD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDFD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E0D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E2D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDDDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDFD9?

With the hex code #EBDFD9, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EBDFD9?

Use black text. Black on #EBDFD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDFD9?

Its complementary colour is #D9E5EB, and analogous partners are #EBD9DC and #EBE8D9.