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#EEE0DB

Linen · very light neutral

About #EEE0DB

With the hex code #EEE0DB, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% 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 5.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBE9EE, 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 — 16.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red238
Green224
Blue219

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #EEE0DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EEE0DB.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EEE0DB.
16.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE0DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E1DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DEDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE0DB?

With the hex code #EEE0DB, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE0DB?

Use black text. Black on #EEE0DB has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE0DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBE9EE, and analogous partners are #EEDBDF and #EEEADB.